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hopeless

adj. without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down"

hopeless

adj. certain to fail; "the situation is hopeless"

down, downcast, low, depressed, dispirited, downhearted, low-spirited

adj. low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"

insurmountable, unsurmountable

adj. not capable of being surmounted or overcome; "insurmountable disadvantages"

hopeless

adj. certain to fail; "the situation is hopeless"

irreparable

adj. impossible to repair, rectify, or amend; "irreparable harm"; "an irreparable mistake"; "irreparable damages"

otiose, ineffectual, futile, unavailing

adj. producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"

barren, childless

adj. without offspring; "in some societies a childless woman is rejected by her tribesmen"

dreary, disconsolate, drear, joyless

adj. causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"

insurmountable, unsurmountable

adj. not capable of being surmounted or overcome; "insurmountable disadvantages"

hopeless

adj. without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down"

invincible, unbeatable, unvanquishable

adj. incapable of being overcome or subdued; "an invincible army"; "her invincible spirit"

otiose, ineffectual, futile, unavailing

adj. producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"

barren, childless

adj. without offspring; "in some societies a childless woman is rejected by her tribesmen"

discouraging

adj. depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action; "where never is heard a discouraging word"

impossible

adj. not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with; "an impossible dream"; "an impossible situation"

pessimistic

adj. expecting the worst in this worst of all possible worlds

impracticable, infeasible, unfeasible, unworkable

adj. not capable of being carried out or put into practice; "refloating the sunken ship proved impracticable because of its fragility"; "a suggested reform that was unfeasible in the prevailing circumstances"

unachievable, unattainable, undoable, unrealizable

adj. impossible to achieve; "an unattainablels adj.pert goal"

hopeful

adj. having or manifesting or inspiring hope; "a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"; "found a hopeful way of attacking the problem"

optimistic

adj. expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view"

sanguine, optimistic

adj. pertaining to optimism

possible

adj. capable of happening or existing; "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"; "warned of possible consequences"

reparable, rectifiable

adj. capable of being repaired or rectified; "reparable damage to the car"; "rectifiable wrongs"

possible

adj. capable of happening or existing; "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"; "warned of possible consequences"

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