Despairing and Joyful

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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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Joyful is an antonym for despairing.

Nearby Words: despair, despairingly, despaired

Joyful adjective - Experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight.

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Despairing is an antonym for joyful.

Nearby Words: joy, joyless, joyfully, joyed

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

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