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as in incurable
not capable of being cured or reformed
a hopeless optimist who looked for the good in everyone and everything was a hopeless romantic who never stopped looking for a soulmate
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as in cynical
emphasizing or expecting the worst
the poor woman was feeling hopeless about ever finding her lost cat
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as in impossible
incapable of being solved or accomplished
keeping this desk organized is hopeless
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as in desperate
feeling or showing no hope
the hopeless look on the faces of the fans as the other team scored again
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Recent Examples of hopeless
Nearly half of them reported feeling down, depressed or hopeless and experiencing sleep disturbances.
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Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The movie stars Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette in a story about a hopeless romantic who makes a wish that his long-time crush falls in love with him.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Tomasz Naumiuk’s soup-thick cinematography is textured enough to see the sterile air of the film’s brutalist interiors, and to get lost in the hopeless void of the Warsaw streets at night.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
But the situation is not hopeless.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
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Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The movie stars Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette in a story about a hopeless romantic who makes a wish that his long-time crush falls in love with him.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Tomasz Naumiuk’s soup-thick cinematography is textured enough to see the sterile air of the film’s brutalist interiors, and to get lost in the hopeless void of the Warsaw streets at night.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
But the situation is not hopeless.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hopeless
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Yet even a 5-foot-5, 150-pound pencil pusher understands that a bad offensive line is an incurable disease for a football team.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Middleton is in remission, and King Charles is said to be continuing his treatment for cancer that is considered incurable but manageable.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
16 Sep. 2025
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Huang, also a professional military strategist and university professor, told the Washington Examiner that his party sees the DPP’s posturing as a cynical move to build domestic support without considering the long-term consequences.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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That has often been misinterpreted as a cynical endorsement of warfare.—
Andreas Kluth,
Twin Cities,
11 Sep. 2025
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The team that inhabits it is often called inevitable — immune to pressure and impossible to put away.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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In September of this year, impossible homework posts began making the rounds again as children returned to school.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Parallel to this moment, Freddy Sodawallah (Manish Chaudhari), the seasoned and shrewd Bollywood producer who has been managing Aasmaan’s early career, and Jaraj Saxena (Rajat Bedi), a fading actor desperate for a comeback, investigate the truth on their own.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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The government – desperate for good economic news before the November Budget – claims that investment will create some 7,600 jobs.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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Exhausted and despairing, many Palestinians had their own reasons for refusing to pack up and uproot themselves again.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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People are despairing over the Supreme Court and its deference to the president.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
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As Malcolm and Henry prepare to return home, they are met with the sad news that Isaac Grant (Brian McCardie) has died, throwing Malcolm into a new leadership position.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Sep. 2025
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Happy for her but selfishly sad.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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The Magellan poll found that 54% of voters anticipate the economy will decline in the next 12 months (with more Democrats expressing this fear than Republicans), a pessimistic view that requires our politicians to articulate a plan for the worst-case scenario.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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However the panel was pessimistic about the time frame for change, considering the EU’s bureaucratic structure.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Kybella can be used as an alternative to surgery for patients who are unhappy with fat under their chin, also known as submental fullness, and have not seen improvement with diet and exercise, according to the manufacturers.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Folks felt exposed or excluded or some unhappy combination of both.—
Andrew Pasquier,
Them.,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Hopeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hopeless. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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