Despairing and Jaunty

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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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Jaunty is an antonym for despairing.

Nearby Words: despair, despairingly, despaired

Jaunty adjective - Having much high-spirited energy and movement.

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Despairing is an antonym for jaunty.

Nearby Words: jaunt, jaunting, jaunted, jauntily

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Jaunty and Despairing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/despairing/jaunty

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