Words Like DESPERATE
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15 Alternative Words Similar to desperate
10 examples of desperate
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a desperate disease; desperate fortune.
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a desperate effort
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a do-or-die conflict
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a desperate need for recognition
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her desperate screams
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a desperate cry for help
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helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether
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the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal
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on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel
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a dire emergency
10 definitions of desperate
1
Without hope; given to despair; hopeless.
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Beyond hope; causing despair; extremely perilous; irretrievable; past cure, or, at least, extremely dangerous
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Proceeding from, or suggested by, despair; without regard to danger or safety; reckless; furious.
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Extreme, in a bad sense; outrageous; -- used to mark the extreme predominance of a bad quality.
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One desperate or hopeless.
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a person who is frightened and in need of help
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showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
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arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
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fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless