Hopeless has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
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"
2
of a person unable to do something skillfully
"I'm hopeless at mathematics"
3
certain to fail
"the situation is 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"
5
Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive.
"After losing his job, selling his car, and facing eviction all in a week, he felt completely hopeless about ever getting back on his feet."
Example Sentences
"in an agony of hopeless grief"
adjective
"with a hopeless sigh he sat down"
adjective
"I'm hopeless at mathematics"
adjective
"the situation is hopeless"
adjective
"she handed me a hopeless jumble of papers"
adjective
"he is a hopeless romantic"
adjective
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