Hopeless
Hopeless adjective - Not capable of being cured or reformed.
Usage example: a hopeless criminal who spent most of his adult life in jail
Unencouraging and hopeless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unencouraging" instead an adjective "Hopeless".
Unencouraging
Unencouraging adjective - Not encouraging.
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Hopeless and unencouraging are semantically related. You can use "Hopeless" instead an adjective "Unencouraging".
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Unencouraging and Hopeless. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hopeless/unencouraging
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Unencouraging or Hopeless. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hopeless/unencouraging.
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