Synonyms of despairs

despairs

verb

present tense third-person singular of despair

as in grieves

to lose all hope or confidence

we despaired when we saw how little time we had left to complete our project

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grieves
• mourns
• suffers
• hurts
• surrenders
• saddens
• loses heart
• desponds
• discourages
• sorrows
• bleeds
• agonizes
• darkens
• yields
• gives up
• disheartens
• dispirits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejoices
• brightens
• cheers (up)
• exults
• assures
• encourages
• hopes
• reassures
• perks (up)
• heartens