hopelessly

/hˈoʊpləsli/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adverb

1. in a hopeless manner
   “the papers were hopelessly jumbled”
2. in a dispirited manner without hope
   “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
3. without hope; desperate because there seems no possibility of comfort or success
   “he hung his head hopelessly”

Synonyms for hopelessly

• dispiritedly

Antonyms of hopelessly

• hopefully