Despairing
Despairing adjective - Feeling or showing no hope.
Usage example: despairing applicants need to be reminded that most students are eventually accepted somewhere
Dispirited and despairing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dispirited" instead an adjective "Despairing".
Dispirited
Dispirited adjective - Marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm.
Despairing and dispirited are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Despairing" instead an adjective "Dispirited".
Nearby Words: dispiriting, dispiritedly
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Related pairs
- low and despairing
- low and dispirited
- down and despairing
- down and dispirited
- melancholy and despairing
- melancholy and dispirited
- downcast and despairing
- downcast and dispirited
- dejected and despairing
- dejected and dispirited
- depressed and despairing
- depressed and dispirited
- blue and despairing
- blue and dispirited
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