The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DESPAIRS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1959.
Gives up hope crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DESPAIRS | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Gives up hope
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- despair
- give
- hoping
- quit
- surrender
- desperation
- discouraged
- stop
- hoped
- hopes
- give up
- chuck up the sponge
Crossword Answer definitions
DESPAIRS verb- To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
- To cause to despair.
- (often with “of”) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.
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