Hopeless
Hopeless adjective - Not capable of being cured or reformed.
In despair and hopeless are semantically related in pessimistic topic. In some cases you can use "In despair" instead an adjective "Hopeless", when it comes to topics like futile, despairing.
In despair
Hopeless and in despair are semantically related in depressed topic. You can use "Hopeless" instead an adjective phrase "In despair".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- helpless and hopeless
- helpless and in despair
- downcast and hopeless
- downcast and in despair
- dejected and hopeless
- dejected and in despair
- sad and hopeless
- sad and in despair
- wretched and hopeless
- wretched and in despair
- downhearted and hopeless
- downhearted and in despair
- despondent and hopeless
- despondent and in despair
Both terms in one sentence
- If he's feeling hopeless and in despair, his body cannot heal right.
Source: Literature / Somewhither
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In despair and Hopeless. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hopeless/in_despair
Hopeless & In despair. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hopeless/in_despair>.
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