- hopeless adj
- A kangaroo that can't jump is completely hopless.
English expressions. 2014.
hopeless adj
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hopeless — [adj] futile, pessimistic bad, beyond recall, cynical, dejected, demoralized, despairing, desperate, despondent, disconsolate, discouraging, downhearted, fatal, forlorn, gone*, goner*, helpless, ill fated, impossible, impracticable, incurable, in … New thesaurus
hopeless — adj. 1) hopeless at (he s hopeless at balancing the checkbook) 2) hopeless to + inf. (it s hopeless to expect him to help) * * * [ həʊplɪs] hopeless at (he s hopeless at balancing the checkbook) hopeless to + inf. (it s hopeless to expect him to… … Combinatory dictionary
hopeless — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem ▪ feel ▪ She felt lonely and completely hopeless. ADVERB ▪ absolutely … Collocations dictionary
hopeless — [hōp′lis] adj. 1. without hope [a hopeless prisoner] 2. allowing no hope; causing despair [a hopeless situation] 3. impossible to solve, cure, deal with, teach, etc. hopelessly adv. hopelessness n. SYN. HOPELESS means having no expectation of, or … English World dictionary
hopeless — adj. 1 feeling no hope. 2 admitting no hope (a hopeless case). 3 inadequate, incompetent (am hopeless at tennis). Derivatives: hopelessly adv. hopelessness n … Useful english dictionary
hopeless — adj 1. beyond hope, despaired of, lost, irredeemable; beyond recovery, irrecoverable, irrevocable, past curé, incurable, irremediable, remediless; beyond repair, irreparable, irretrievable, irreclaimable; serious, grave, fatal, deadly. 2.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
hopeless — [[t]ho͟ʊpləs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you feel hopeless, you feel very unhappy because there seems to be no possibility of a better situation or success. He had not heard her cry before in this uncontrolled, hopeless way... The economic crisis makes … English dictionary
hopeless — hope|less S3 [ˈhəupləs US ˈhoup ] adj 1.) if something that you try to do is hopeless, there is no possibility of it being successful ▪ We tried to stop the flames from spreading, but we knew it was hopeless. ▪ Getting your work published often… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hopeless — hopelessly, adv. hopelessness, n. /hohp lis/, adj. 1. providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer. 2. without hope; despairing: hopeless grief. 3. impossible to accomplish, solve, resolve, etc.: Balancing my… … Universalium
hopeless — hope•less [[t]ˈhoʊp lɪs[/t]] adj. 1) providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless medical condition[/ex] 2) without hope; despairing: hopeless grief[/ex] 3) impossible to accomplish, solve, resolve, etc: a hopeless… … From formal English to slang
