Disconsolate and Hopeful

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Disconsolate adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.

Usage example: spent her last years in the disconsolate environs of a cheap boarding house

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Hopeful is an antonym for disconsolate.

Nearby Word: disconsolately

Hopeful adjective - Having qualities which inspire hope.

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Disconsolate is an antonym for hopeful.

Nearby Words: hopeless, hope, hopefulness, hopefully, hoped

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