hopeless B1 Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled Opeless US /ˈhoʊplɪs/ UK /ˈhəʊplɪs/ See IPA manual Freq #4716 Meanings 1 adj With no chance of success or improvement. After the third defeat, the situation seemed hopeless. 2 adj Very bad at doing something. I'm hopeless at mathematics. 3 adj Feeling no hope; in despair. She felt lonely and hopeless after losing her job. Thesaurus Synonyms desperateforlornunhopeful ↔ Opposites hopeful Word family Derived forms hopelesslyhopelessness Appears in Phrases (2) See all hopeless romantic a person who remains strongly attached to idealized ideas of love Adjective + noun otherwise hopeless having no prospect of success without the exception or help being mentioned Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details From hope + -less, compare Swedish hopplös. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # hopeless **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈhoʊplɪs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhəʊplɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 4716 ## Meanings 1. With no chance of success or improvement. 2. Very bad at doing something. 3. Feeling no hope; in despair. ## Examples - After the third defeat, the situation seemed hopeless. - I'm hopeless at mathematics. - She felt lonely and hopeless after losing her job. ## Synonyms - desperate - forlorn - unhopeful ## Antonyms - hopeful ## Derived Forms - hopelessly - hopelessness ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: -less - without ## Etymology From hope + -less, compare Swedish hopplös. ## AI Etymology Hopeless comes from hope + -less, compare Swedish hopplös. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “With no chance of success or improvement” and “Very bad at doing something”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown