despair - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well

Synonyms

• despair

More generic

• feeling

Opposite / Antonyms

• hope

More specific

• discouragement
• disheartenment
• dismay
• hopelessness
• pessimism
• resignation
• surrender

Noun

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

Synonyms

• despair
• desperation

More generic

• condition
• status

Verb

abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart

Synonyms

• despair

More specific

• despond

Opposite / Antonyms

• hope

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