Despairing and Heartened

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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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Heartened is an antonym for despairing.

Nearby Words: despair, despairingly, despaired

Definitions of Despairing not found.

Despairing is an antonym for heartened.

Nearby Word: heartening

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

Despairing & Heartened. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/despairing/heartened>.

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