Despairing and Exultant

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Despairing adjective - Feeling or showing no hope.

Usage example: despairing applicants need to be reminded that most students are eventually accepted somewhere

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Exultant is an antonym for despairing.

Nearby Words: despair, despairingly, despaired

Exultant adjective - Having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph.

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Despairing is an antonym for exultant.

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Exultant and Despairing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/despairing/exultant

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