Hopeful and Sunless

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Hopeful adjective - Having qualities which inspire hope.

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Sunless is an antonym for hopeful.

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

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

Usage example: mental patients who were once condemned to spend their lives in the sunless confines of a state asylum

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Hopeful is an antonym for sunless.

Nearby Word: sun

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Sunless and Hopeful. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hopeful/sunless

Hopeful & Sunless. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hopeful/sunless>.

Sunless or Hopeful. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hopeful/sunless.

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