hopeless case
No chance left
A hopeless case is someone or something beyond help or improvement.
The phrase typically describes a person whose situation, behavior, or prospects seem impossible to remedy: The guidance counselor considered him a hopeless case.
It can be used affectionately about someone's endearing flaws: He's a hopeless case when it comes to romance.
- lost causeEndeavor certain to fail
- gonerOne beyond saving
- dead duckOne certain to fail
- write-offRecorded value reduction
- dead endPassage without outlet
dead on arrival · futile · doomed · too far gone · desperate · beyond help · train wreck · sinking ship · lost soul · lost in the woods · irredeemable · terminal · incurable · beyond repair · forlorn · defeated · down for the count · despair
- unfortunatesvictims, unfortunate, wretch, poor soul, lost soul
- predicamentspredicament, dilemma, bind, pickle, pinch
- long shotslong shot, longshot, long odds, dark horse, underdog
hopeless casesure thing
Guaranteed outcome or agreement
safe bet · success story · slam dunk · sure bet · salvageable
hopeless caseprodigy
Gifted youth with rare talent
natural · natural talent · rising star · wunderkind · golden child
hope, hopeless, hopelessly, hopelessness, hopeful, hopefully, hopefulness, hopes, hoped