Synonyms and antonyms of To lose hope, or to give up hope in American Thesaurus

give up on ()

to stop hoping that someone will improve and stop trying to help or change them

despair (verb)

to feel that a situation is so bad that nothing you can do will change it

darken (verb)

to suddenly become serious or less hopeful, or to suddenly make a situation seem serious or less hopeful

wobble (verb)

to lose confidence about doing something

sink (verb)

if your heart sinks, you lose hope

break (verb)

to lose your determination or confidence, especially when someone is deliberately trying to make this happen

lose heart ()

to stop believing that you can succeed

not hold out (much) hope ()

to have little hope that something will happen

say/wave/kiss goodbye to something ()

to accept that you will not achieve, get, or keep something

lose/give up hope ()

to stop believing that something you want to happen might be possible

abandon (all) hope ()

to stop believing or hoping that something will happen

give up on ()

to stop hoping that you will find someone alive and stop looking for them

succumb (verb)

formal to lose your ability to fight against someone or something, and to allow them to control or persuade you

write off ()

to accept that you will not receive money that you hoped someone would give back