Definitions

despairing

[dih-spair-ing] / dɪˈspɛər ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

upset, despondent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

grief-stricken melancholic melancholy pessimistic suicidal

STRONG

blue dejected depressed oppressed sunk

WEAK

anxious at end of one's rope brokenhearted can't win cynical desperate disconsolate downcast forlorn frantic hopeless in pain in the dumps in the pits in the soup inconsolable miserable no-win not a prayer sad shot down strabilious weighed down wretched

Antonyms

STRONG

cheerful encouraged happy joyous

WEAK

confident expectant hopeful

Example Sentences

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Some may wish to avoid Loktev’s film because of those despairing parallels.

From Los Angeles Times

This, in turn, can drive despairing male viewers ever further into the manosphere.

From Salon

Many professional teachers have quit, despairing at the low pay.

From Barron's

Her despairing stories about infidelity and lies unfold across 14 chapter-like songs.

From The Wall Street Journal

This isn’t merely the pessimism of one despairing man.

From The Wall Street Journal