hopeless

/hoʊplɪs/ adjective
8 letters2 syllables13 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
ADJECTIVE
1

Certain to fail.

“the situation is hopeless”

2

(informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform.

“she handed me a hopeless jumble of papers”

“he is a hopeless romantic”

3

Of a person unable to do something skillfully.

“I'm hopeless at mathematics”

4

Without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success.

“in an agony of hopeless grief”

“with a hopeless sigh he sat down”

WORD FORMS
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Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinopelesshay
Starts & ends withH … S
Syllableshope · less
SYNONYMS & RELATED19
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