Synonyms for hopelessly
hope·less·ly

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1. hopelesslyadverb

   in a hopeless manner

   "the papers were hopelessly jumbled"; "he is hopelessly romantic"

   Synonyms:
   dispiritedly

   Antonyms:
   hopefully

2. dispiritedly, hopelesslyadverb

   in a dispirited manner without hope

   "the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances"

   Synonyms:
   dispiritedly

   Antonyms:
   hopefully

3. hopelesslyadverb

   without hope; desperate because there seems no possibility of comfort or success

   "he hung his head hopelessly"; "`I must die,' he said hopelessly"

   Synonyms:
   dispiritedly

   Antonyms:
   hopefully

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1. hellified

   the accident was hellified. the outfit that girl was wearing was hellified. in urban lifestyle, it could mean it was good or bad, ( out of this world, sharp or offer). extreme.

   Submitted by EJPraise on January 29, 2022  

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1. List of paraphrases for "hopelessly":

   desperately, irremediably, irretrievably, irredeemably, irrevocably

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1. Lionel Trilling:

   A theory of the middle class: that it is not to be determined by its financial situation but rather by its relation to government. That is, one could shade down from an actual ruling or governing class to a class hopelessly out of relation to government, thinking of government as beyond its control, of itself as wholly controlled by government. Somewhere in between and In gradations is the group that has the sense that gov't exists for it, and shapes its consciousness accordingly.

2. Isaac Asimov, Second Foundation - First Speaker:

   The most hopelessly stupid man is he who is not aware that he is wise.

3. Hellen Titus:

   Anyone who is breathing, shoot them, we just lay there hopelessly, because we know automatically we're going to be killed.

4. Olivia Nuzzi:

   If you think about it for long enough, any story about the presidency is a story about the meaning of life and, in that sense, a story about death. If you stare at it hard enough, ambition can look like running hopelessly away from mortality.

5. Hellen Titus:

   We just lay there hopelessly, because we know automatically we're going to be killed.