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unhopeful
adjective
uk /ˌʌnˈhəʊp.fəl/ us /ˌʌnˈhoʊp.fəl/
having or giving little hope:
Although they were usually extremely confident, they sounded very unhopeful.
Some young people see only a very unhopeful future.
They feel confused, but not necessarily unhopeful.
The situation in the country looks unhopeful.
The story is about hope in almost ridiculously unhopeful circumstances.
I remain alert, but unhopeful.
They said that I was unhopeful and that inspiration and optimism were more important for success in the election.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not hopeful
a road to nowhereidiom
be in a funkidiom
be on a hiding to nothingidiom
be on the road to nowhereidiom
bleakly
bleakness
dispiritedly
dispiritedness
dispiritingly
doom and gloom
doomed
downcast
hiding
hope
hopeless
hopelessly
hopelessness
prophet of doomidiom
undone
what are you going to do?idiom
Opposite
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