abandon all hope
- despairTotal absence of hope
- hopelessBeyond possibility of success
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- give upStop attempting something
- futilityLack of purpose
doom · darkness · abyss · Dante · inferno · gates · hell · forsaken · lost · oblivion · resignation · defeat · bleakness · void · emptiness · condemned · damned · nihilism
psychological orientation toward the future
abandon all hopehope springs eternal
Confidence endures despite disappointment
keep hope alive · keep the faith · look on the bright side · have faith
agency and perseverance
abandon all hopenever give up
Maintain effort indefinitely
keep fighting · persevere · soldier on · press on · carry on