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hopeless

/ˈhəʊplɪs/
adjective
  1. Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive.

  2. Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate.

    "a hopeless cause"

  3. Without talent, not skilled

    "He's a hopeless writer, but can draw very well."

Synonymsdesperate, unhopeful
Antonymshopeful

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