50 entries under hopeless topic. ×

46
hopeless(adjective, upset, bad, difficulty, melancholy)
31
despairing(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, anxious)
21
forlorn(adjective, upset, sad, melancholy, hope)
17
despondent(adjective, upset, sad, unhappy, melancholy)
17
wretched(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
13
miserable(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
12
sad(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
8
desolate(noun, adjective, hopelessness)
6
bleak(adjective, unpromising, impossible)
5
dejected(adjective, upset, sad, melancholy, miserable)
5
dismal
5
downcast
4
cheerless
4
downhearted(adjective, pessimistic, unpromising, impossible)
4
gone(adjective, informal, anxious, worried, frantic)
4
useless(adjective, anxious, worried, frantic)
3
depressed
3
desponding
3
futile(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, anxious)
3
gloomy
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