hope
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more hopeless
Superlative
most hopeless
1
having no possibility or expectation of improvement or success
- After losing everything in the fire, they felt hopeless about rebuilding their lives.
- The patient's condition was deemed hopeless by the medical team.
- He stared at the complicated math problem, feeling hopeless about solving it.
- The team faced a hopeless situation, trailing by ten points with only two minutes left in the game.
- Despite their best efforts, they found themselves in a hopeless financial situation due to mounting debts.
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extremely bad or beyond repair, emphasizing severity
3
(of a plan, situation, etc.) prone to fail
- The rescue mission seemed hopeless as the storm worsened.
- His attempt to fix the car felt hopeless without the right tools.
- The team's chances of winning were hopeless after their star player got injured.
- She gave up on the project, knowing it was a hopeless cause.
- The situation appeared hopeless, with no way out in sight.
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4
unable to do something properly, often without the possibility of improvement
- I am hopeless at drawing.
- He stayed hopeless with numbers even after many lessons.
- They are hopeless when it comes to directions.
- The new player was hopeless on the field.