Definition for Hopelessness:

• A state of being hopeless.

Synonyms for Hopelessness:

• n.

  •depression (noun)
  • dispiritedness,
  • bleakness,
  • blahs,
  • cheerlessness,
  • gloominess,
  • lowness.
  •despair (noun)
  • gloom,
  • wretchedness,
  • sorrow,
  • misery,
  • desperation,
  • despond,
  • dejection,
  • melancholy,
  • despondency,
  • anguish.
  •hopelessness (noun)
  • downheartedness,
  • spiritlessness,
  • abandonment,
  • glumness,
  • heartlessness,
  • moroseness,
  • despair.

• Other synonyms:

  •uselessness
  • futility.

Paraphrases for Hopelessness:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    despair.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    despair.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    hopeless.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    desperation, despondency, distress, frustration, disappointment, anguish, hope, dismay, misery.

Antonyms for Hopelessness:

• n.

  • despair
    encouragement, comfort, happiness, contentment, cheer, joy, peace, pleasure.
  • feeling
    hopefulness.
  • Other antonyms:
    expectation, joviality, elation, mirthfulness, exhilaration, ecstasy, rapturousness, expectancy, joyousness, sunniness, Elatedness, trust, lightheartedness, jubilation, merriment, confidence, anticipation, gleefulness, gaiety, cheerfulness, assurance, gladness, joyfulness, optimism, rapture, mirth, glee, exuberance, hope, exultation, euphoria, bliss, blissfulness, courage, jollity.

Hyponym for Hopelessness:

• n.

  • feeling
    despair.