hopeless

Definitions

Feeling or causing a sense of despair; having no expectation of a positive outcome.

Incapable of being solved, improved, or amended; beyond remedy.

Lacking any skill or ability in a particular area.

Examples

He felt completely hopeless after failing the exam for the third time.

The situation seemed hopeless until a sudden breakthrough changed everything.

Synonyms

desperate futile bleak incurable irremediable forlorn despondent

Antonyms

hopeful optimistic promising encouraging favorable bright sanguine