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- Dictionarydes·per·ate/ˈdesp(ə)rət/
adjective
- 1. feeling, showing, or involving a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with: "a desperate sadness enveloped Ruth" Similar Opposite
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Synonyms for DESPERATE: hopeless, unhappy, sad, disappointed, despairing, cynical, despondent, heartbroken; Antonyms of DESPERATE: hopeful, optimistic, ecstatic, exuberant, exultant, euphoric, enraptured, merry.
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adjective. These are words and phrases related to desperate. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of desperate. He was a desperate criminal on the loose. Synonyms. reckless. dangerous. wild. frantic. Antonyms. cautious. careful. Even his desperate schemes could not save the project. Synonyms. daring.
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Synonyms for DESPERATE in English: hopeless, despairing, in despair, forlorn, abject, dejected, despondent, demoralized, wretched, disconsolate, ….