Hopeless
Hopeless adjective - Not capable of being cured or reformed.
Unsuccessful and hopeless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unsuccessful" instead an adjective "Hopeless".
Unsuccessful
Unsuccessful adjective - Producing no results.
Usage example: an unsuccessful attempt to fix the faucet ourselves
Hopeless and unsuccessful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hopeless" instead an adjective "Unsuccessful".
Nearby Word: unsuccessfully
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- poor and hopeless
- poor and unsuccessful
- unfortunate and hopeless
- unfortunate and unsuccessful
- incompetent and hopeless
- incompetent and unsuccessful
- inadequate and hopeless
- inadequate and unsuccessful
- miserable and hopeless
- miserable and unsuccessful
- bad and hopeless
- bad and unsuccessful
- wretched and hopeless
- wretched and unsuccessful
Cite this Source
Unsuccessful and Hopeless. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hopeless/unsuccessful
Hopeless & Unsuccessful. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hopeless/unsuccessful>.
Unsuccessful or Hopeless. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hopeless/unsuccessful.
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