Despairing and Gladdened

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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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Gladdened is an antonym for despairing.

Nearby Words: despair, despairingly, despaired

Gladdened adjective - Made joyful.

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Despairing is an antonym for gladdened.

Nearby Word: gladdening

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

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