Desperate Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Desperate

In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.

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Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence.

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in extremities

Hopeless

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Wild with anger, pain, worry, etc.; frenzied

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Careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution

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Extremely important or essential:

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Characterized by or resulting from despair; hopeless:

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Warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences; calamitous:

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Too hasty or incautious in acting or speaking; reckless

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Extreme; severe.

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Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered.

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Very severe; drastic

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Pertaining to any of several supposedly critical years of a person's life. [from 17th c.]

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Very bad; lousy.

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Acting or moving with great force; violent

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Incapable of producing results; useless; not successful; not worth attempting.

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Of or about a hero and his deeds; epic

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Characterized by extreme emotion, especially anger:

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Full of danger.

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Having or expressing desire; desiring:

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Without hope; desperate

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The definition of crucial is something that is essential or vitally important.

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(Informal) Very distasteful, disagreeable, bad, etc.

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The definition of intense is to a high degree, or a strong emotion.

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Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold.

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Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless.

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Completely involved or absorbed; rapt:

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Horrible; hideous; shocking

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Moving with excessive speed or haste.

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remediless

Not having a remedy; not capable of being remedied. [from 16th c.]

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Not yielding the desired outcome; fruitless:

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do-or-die

(Idiomatic) Requiring a determined or desperate effort to avoid the consequences of failure.

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Superior in quality or character; noble:

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The definition of atrocious is something evil, cruel or absolutely horrible.

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Rushing forward without restraint.

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Outrageously evil or wicked; abominable

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Not retrievable; irrecoverable; irreparable; as, an irretrievable loss.

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Violent in action or disposition; unrestrained

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Acting or done with a lack of care or caution; careless or irresponsible.

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Antonyms for Desperate

(Of a place or situation) Free of noise and disturbance.

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In a state of satisfaction.

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Willing

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Feeling or showing hope; expecting to get what one wants

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The definition of satisfactory is acceptable, adequate or sufficient.

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The definition of contented is someone satisfied with a situation or someone who is happy and at-ease.

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Very sure of something; positive

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unworried

Free of worries.

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Free from danger or attack:

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Words Related to Desperate

Compelling immediate action or attention; pressing.

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The definition of hopeless is a desperate or very sad person or thing, or something that is impossible to solve.

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Appearing sorrowful.

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The definition of careless is not paying proper attention to detail or not taking care to do something well enough or correctly.

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Having lost all hope

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Giving safety; reducing danger or harm

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Of great significance; momentous:

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Persuasive, effective, and cogent:

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