All hopeful antonyms
hopeΒ·ful
H h adjective hopeful
- discouraging β to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
adj hopeful
- apathetic β If you describe someone as apathetic, you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about doing anything.
- disinterested β unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives: a disinterested decision by the referee.
- pessimistic β pertaining to or characterized by pessimism or the tendency to expect only bad outcomes; gloomy; joyless; unhopeful: His pessimistic outlook kept him from applying for jobs for which he was perfectly qualified.
- pale β light-colored or lacking in color: a pale complexion; his pale face; a pale child. lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, stress, etc.: She looked pale and unwell when we visited her in the nursing home.
- hopeless β providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer.
- upset β to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- despairing β marked by or resulting from despair; hopeless or desperate
- despondent β If you are despondent, you are very unhappy because you have been experiencing difficulties that you think you will not be able to overcome.
- discouraged β to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- inauspicious β not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.
- pointless β without a point: a pointless pen.
- wretched β very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable.
- unenthusiastic β full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
- heavy β of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- depressed β If you are depressed, you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant.
- down β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- sad β Systems Analysis Definition
- unhappy β sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
- fearful β causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful apparition.
- gloomy β dark or dim; deeply shaded: gloomy skies.
- low β to utter by or as by lowing.
- desperate β If you are desperate, you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to try anything to change it.
- unpromising β unlikely to be favorable or successful, as the weather, a situation, or a career.
- hateful β arousing hate or deserving to be hated: the hateful oppression of dictators.
- unfriendly β not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof: an unfriendly coldness of manner.
- unpleasant β not pleasant; displeasing; disagreeable; offensive: an unpleasant taste; an unpleasant situation; an unpleasant manner.
- unlikely β not likely to be or occur; improbable; marked by doubt.
- implausible β not plausible; not having the appearance of truth or credibility: an implausible alibi.
- cloudy β If it is cloudy, there are a lot of clouds in the sky.
- stormy β affected, characterized by, or subject to storms; tempestuous: a stormy sea.
- disagreeable β contrary to one's taste or liking; unpleasant; offensive; repugnant.
- nasty β physically filthy; disgustingly unclean: a nasty pigsty of a room.
- bad β If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
- mean β to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
- dark β When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
- rainy β characterized by rain: rainy weather; a rainy region.
- poor β having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.