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desperate
adjective as in reckless, outrageous
Strong matches
Weak matches
atrocious, audacious, careless, death-defying, devil-may-care, foolhardy, hasty, hazardous, headlong, headstrong, heinous, impetuous, incautious, monstrous, risky, scandalous, shocking, venturesome
adjective as in extreme, intense
adjective as in hopeless
Strongest matches
despondent, forlorn, futile, sad, vain
Weak matches
at end of one's rope, back to the wall, can't win, dead duck, despairing, desponding, gone, hard up, in the soup, in the toilet, inconsolable, irrecoverable, irremediable, irretrievable, no chance, no-win, running out of time, sunk, up against it, up the creek, useless, wretched
Example Sentences
Cooper said: "The situation in Gaza is desperate without the vital humanitarian support they need."
Everyone — and by everyone, I mean everyone except Andrew Friedman’s front office — knew they were in desperate need of bullpen help.
A victim of modern slavery says he was forced to crawl naked through sewers to steal electricity after trusting bogus employers in desperate times.
China's economic power, for example, presents many potential benefits for a UK desperate for growth.
Try to imagine another star at the top of pop’s pecking order comfortable with anyone, but especially their mother, describing them as desperate.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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