Meaning & Definition of Hopeless in English
English⟶
Hopeless
/hoʊpləs/
adjective
1. Without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
- "In an agony of hopeless grief"
- "With a hopeless sigh he sat down"
synonym:
- hopeless
2. Of a person unable to do something skillfully
- "I'm hopeless at mathematics"
synonym:
- hopeless
3. Certain to fail
- "The situation is hopeless"
synonym:
- hopeless
4. (informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform
- "She handed me a hopeless jumble of papers"
- "He is a hopeless romantic"
synonym:
- hopeless
Examples of using
I believe nobody. I don't believe myself. I'm a hopeless man.
You are a hopeless idiot.
It's not hopeless.