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Another word for desperation

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Noun

  1. Utter lack of hope

    See also:

    hope

© Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Another word for desperation

Noun

  1. Hopelessness

    See also:

    necessity

    gloom

    fear

    Antonyms:

  2. Rashness

    See also:

    carelessness

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Sentence Examples

  • The desperation in her voice drew his attention.

  • In desperation, I turned on the tape recorder which had run to its end.

  • He heard the edge of desperation in her voice.

  • Desperation crept over her.

  • Claire screamed again, batting at him in desperation to escape.

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