Back to the wall


Synonyms for back to the wall
adj hopeless

forlorn
vain
futile
despondent
sad
downcast
despairing
gone

hard up
inconsolable
irremediable
useless
wretched
goner
dead duck
desponding

in the soup
in the toilet
irrecoverable
irretrievable
no-chance
no-way
no-win
running out of time

sunk
up against it
up the creek
at end of one’s rope
can’t win

Antonyms for back to the wall

cheerful
joyful
confident
content

satisfied
contented
satisfactory
happy

hopeful
secure
unworried
calm

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