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Another word for desperate

Adjective

  1. Having lost all hope

    2. See also:

    hope

  2. So serious as to be at the point of crisis or necessary to resolve a crisis

    3. See also:

    safety

  3. Extreme in degree, strength, or effect

    4. See also:

    strong

    big

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Another word for desperate

Modifier

  1. Hopeless

    2. See also:

    sad

    hopeless

  2. Reckless

    3. See also:

    rash

    careless

  3. Extreme

    4. See also:

    hopeless

    urgent

    extreme

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Sentence Examples

  • By now, he had to be desperate to get rid of her.

  • I was desperate to get away from there!

  • I was desperate to learn more details about the crime.

  • She must have been desperate to make him sleep on his own.

  • The police were desperate to find her.

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