Desperate Synonyms and Antonyms

dĕspər-ĭt
Hopeless
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. despairing
  2. despondent
  3. hopeless
  4. do-or-die
  5. desirous
  6. forlorn
  7. in extremities
Antonyms:
  1. hopeful
Reckless
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. incautious
  2. acute
  3. climacteric
  4. frantic
  5. critical
  6. crucial
  7. wild
  8. dire
Antonyms:
  1. confident
  2. satisfied
  3. secure
  4. content
  5. unworried

Words Related to Desperate

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Desperate 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.

  • The police were desperate to find her.

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

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