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up the creek
adjective as in behind the eight ball
adjective as in defenseless
adjective as in desperate
Strongest matches
adjective as in hopeless
Weak matches
- bad
- beyond recall
- cynical
- dejected
- demoralized
- despairing
- despondent
- disconsolate
- discouraging
- downhearted
- fatal
- gone
- goner
- ill-fated
- impracticable
- in despair
- incurable
- irredeemable
- irreparable
- irreversible
- irrevocable
- lost
- menacing
- no-win
- past hope
- shot down
- sinister
- sunk
- threatening
- unachievable
- unavailing
- unfortunate
- unmitigable
- vain
- woebegone
- worsening
adjective as in irremediable
Weak matches
- bad
- beyond recall
- cureless
- cynical
- dejected
- demoralized
- despairing
- desperate
- despondent
- disconsolate
- discouraging
- downhearted
- fatal
- forlorn
- gone
- goner
- helpless
- ill-fated
- impossible
- impracticable
- in despair
- incurable
- irredeemable
- irreparable
- irreversible
- irrevocable
- lost
- menacing
- no-win
- past hope
- pointless
- sad
- shot down
- sinister
- sunk
- threatening
- tragic
- unachievable
- unavailing
- unfortunate
- unmitigable
- useless
- vain
- woebegone
- worsening
Example Sentences
The Fly-up-the-creek uttered an angry "ke-whack" and tried to bite off the owl's head, but the "old man" hopped out of his way.
By this time the Fly-up-the-creek had already begun to reach out for his clothes, which Bobby hastily threw into the fire.
But the slender Mr. Fly-up-the-creek only nodded and said ke-whack two or three times, by way of clearing his throat.
When once the fly-up-the-creek had gone out of sight and out of hearing, Bobby started on his search for the Sleepy-headed People.
“Also I suppose this means I must give up all hope of services from that fly-up-the-creek, Clendenning,” he grumbled as he read.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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