forget it vs hopeless

forget it

verb
  • Don't let it bother you; put it out of your mind. 

  • I don't want to continue with this conversation (usually used in frustration or anger). 

  • It doesn't matter. 

  • A conventional reply to an expression of gratitude. 

  • Absolutely not; I forbid it or it is impossible. 

hopeless

adj
  • Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate. 

  • Without talent, not skilled. 

  • Incurable. 

  • Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive. 

How often have the words forget it and hopeless occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )