Hopeless

Synonyms of hopeless

• doomed
• futile
• desperate

Antonyms of hopeless

• hopeful
• optimistic
• encouraging

Collocations of hopeless

hopeless romantic

Frequency: 80 %

She was a hopeless romantic, always dreaming of a fairy-tale love story.

hopeless case

Frequency: 70 %

The patient was considered a hopeless case by the doctors.

hopeless situation

Frequency: 65 %

The company was in a hopeless situation, with no way out of bankruptcy.

hopeless dream

Frequency: 60 %

Her dream of becoming a famous singer felt more and more like a hopeless dream.

hopeless task

Frequency: 50 %

Trying to fix the broken machine seemed like a hopeless task.

Idiomatic Expressions for hopeless

• Phrase: hopeless situation
  Meaning: a situation that seems impossible to improve or resolve
  Usage: The team was in a hopeless situation, trailing by 10 points with only a minute left in the game.