Hopeless
Hopeless adjective - Not capable of being cured or reformed.
Unwinnable and hopeless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unwinnable" instead an adjective "Hopeless".
Unwinnable
Hopeless and unwinnable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hopeless" instead an adjective "Unwinnable".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- helpless and hopeless
- helpless and unwinnable
- lost and hopeless
- lost and unwinnable
- useless and hopeless
- useless and unwinnable
- futile and hopeless
- futile and unwinnable
- impossible and hopeless
- impossible and unwinnable
- irreparable and hopeless
- irreparable and unwinnable
- irremediable and hopeless
- irremediable and unwinnable
Both words in one sentence
- Troi thinks at first that the promotion exam is supposed to be unwinnable, and it's supposed to gauge how an applicant handles a hopeless situation.
Source: Unwinnable by Design -
Hopeless Boss Fight: Several: The fight against the two dragons controlled by Alexei: the fight is unwinnable.
Source: Video Game / SaGa Frontier 2 -
Hopeless Boss Fight: The first fight against The Holy Grail is unwinnable, as it will constantly heal itself.
Source: Video Game / Persona 5
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