Hopeless and Unable

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Hopeless adjective - Not capable of being cured or reformed.

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Unable and hopeless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unable" instead an adjective "Hopeless".

Nearby Words: hope, hopeful, hopelessness, hopelessly

Unable adjective - Lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job.

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Hopeless and unable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hopeless" instead an adjective "Unable".

William and Lee are in increasing disagreement on what to do, feeling hopeless and unable to help the people they love.

Source: Darkest Hour
Skellig is implied to be an angel exiled to earth, hopeless and miserable but unable to die.

Source: Broken Angel
Hopeless Boss Fight: Nate's fight with Nadine is impossible to win, since he's unable to land a single blow and cannot block attacks.

Source: Video Game / Uncharted

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