See despondent in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
despondent despairing forlorn hopeless
These adjectives mean being without or almost without hope: despondent about the company's failure; took a despairing view of world politics; a forlorn cause; a hopeless case.
Antonym: hopeful
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