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- Dictionaryhope·less/ˈhōpləs/
adjective
- 1. feeling or causing despair about something: "Jessica looked at him in mute hopeless appeal" Similar Opposite
- 2. inadequate; incompetent: British "I'm hopeless at names" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of HOPELESS is having no expectation of good or success : despairing. How to use hopeless in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Hopeless.
How does the adjective hopeless differ from other similar words? Some common synonyms of hopeless are despairing, desperate, and despondent. While all these words mean "having lost all or nearly all hope," hopeless suggests despair and the cessation of effort or resistance and often implies acceptance or resignation.
completely without skill at a particular activity: hopeless at I'm hopeless at sports. He's a hopeless cook. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. bad at something. bad at I was overweight and bad at sport. hopeless I’m completely hopeless in the kitchen. useless UK He’s useless at maths. rubbish UK She’s a pretty rubbish singer, really.
Someone who's hopeless believes that nothing good can happen — a happy ending seems impossible. If you realize there's no way you'll pass your biology class, it's a hopeless situation.
Someone or something that is hopeless is certain to fail or be unsuccessful. I don't believe your situation is as hopeless as you think. A doctor is there to treat and to cure, not to dismiss anyone as a hopeless case. Synonyms: impossible, pointless, futile, useless More Synonyms of hopeless. 3. adjective B2.
completely without skill at a particular activity: hopeless at I'm hopeless at sports. He's a hopeless cook. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. bad at something. bad at I was overweight and bad at sports. hopeless I’m completely hopeless in the kitchen. useless UK He’s useless at maths. rubbish UK She’s a pretty rubbish singer, really.
adj. 1. providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless medical condition. 2. without hope; despairing: hopeless grief. 3. impossible to accomplish, solve, resolve, etc: a hopeless misunderstanding. 4. not able to learn or act, perform, or work as desired; inadequate: The new clerk is hopeless with figures. [1560–70]
if something is hopeless, there is no hope that it will get better or succeed. a hopeless situation; It's hopeless trying to convince her. We won't bother to appeal—it's a hopeless case. He felt that his life was a hopeless mess.
Hopeless definition: providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate. See examples of HOPELESS used in a sentence.
There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective hopeless, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
