Despair

Synonyms of despair

• discouragement
• desolation
• hopelessness

Antonyms of despair

• hope
• faith
• optimism

Collocations of despair

deep despair

Frequency: 70 %

She fell into a pit of deep despair after losing her job.

overwhelming despair

Frequency: 60 %

The news of the tragedy brought overwhelming despair to the community.

hopeless despair

Frequency: 55 %

He gazed out the window with a look of hopeless despair in his eyes.

sense of despair

Frequency: 50 %

There was a sense of despair in the air as they faced yet another setback.

crippling despair

Frequency: 45 %

The loss of her loved one left her in a state of crippling despair.

Idiomatic Expressions for despair

• Phrase: beyond despair
  Meaning: to be in a situation that is so hopeless that there seems to be no way out
  Usage: The situation had become beyond despair, with no solution in sight.