Synonyms and Antonyms of despairing
- despairing predictions regarding the effects of global overpopulation
hopeful, optimistic, Panglossian, Pollyanna, Pollyannaish (also Pollyannish), rose-colored, rosy, upbeat
- despairing applicants need to be reminded that most students are eventually accepted somewhere
blue, brokenhearted, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, disconsolate, doleful, down, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, glum, hangdog, heartbroken, heartsick, heartsore, inconsolable, joyless, low, low-spirited, melancholy, miserable, mournful, sad, saddened, sorrowful, sorry, unhappy, woebegone, woeful, wretched
abject, disappointed, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited
bleak, cheerless, comfortless, dark, depressing, desolate, dismal, drear, dreary, funereal
ecstatic, elated, enraptured, entranced, euphoric, exhilarated, exuberant, exultant
blithe, blithesome, gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, lightsome, merry, mirthful
animated, jaunty, lively, perky, sprightful, sprightly, vivacious
blissful, buoyant, cheerful, cheery, chipper, delighted, glad, gladdened, gladsome, gleeful, happy, joyful, joyous, jubilant, sunny, upbeat