Hopeless
Despairing
Synonyms Despairing, in despair, dejected, despondent, disconsolate, wretched, forlorn, pessimistic, resigned, beyond hope, beyond remedy, beyond recovery, irreversible, despaired of, incurable, fatal, impossible, useless, futile, impracticable, vain, parlous, without hope, desperate, downhearted, demoralized, downcast, woebegone, negative, defeatist, irremediable, lost, beyond repair, irreparable, incorrigible, past cure, grave, deadly, with no chance of success, no-win, unworkable, pointless, and bootless.
Awful
Synonyms Very bad, awful, dreadful, frightful, inferior, inadequate, pathetic, lousy, a dead loss, dire, rubbish, very poor, terrible, appalling, atrocious, incompetent, ineffective, useless, rotten, abysmal, duff, and a load of pants.
Example Sentences
He felt hopeless after the loss.
The situation seemed completely hopeless today.
She grew hopeless about the outcome.
His attempts were hopeless but persistent.