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Synonyms, definition Desperate

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1. desperate (a)

30 synonyms
# Word Frequency Likes Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. acute 10 5 letters 78 synonyms
2. bold 18.2 4 letters 111 synonyms
3. dangerous 61.7 9 letters 82 synonyms
4. desolate 1.48 8 letters 73 synonyms
5. despairing 0.43 10 letters 19 synonyms
6. despondent 0.48 10 letters 42 synonyms
7. disconsolate 0.12 12 letters 54 synonyms
8. downcast 0.25 8 letters 33 synonyms
9. downhearted 0.08 11 letters 32 synonyms
10. drastic 4.27 7 letters 7 synonyms
11. excessive 13.2 9 letters 74 synonyms
12. fierce 8.32 6 letters 98 synonyms
13. foolhardy 0.37 9 letters 21 synonym
14. forlorn 0.68 7 letters 58 synonyms
15. furious 9.55 7 letters 71 synonym
16. great 759 5 letters 149 synonyms
17. headlong 0.53 8 letters 31 synonym
18. heroic 6.92 6 letters 46 synonyms
19. hopeless 5.13 8 letters 58 synonyms
20. intenseen.synonym.one 24.5 7 letters 124 synonyms
21. pessimistic 1.78 11 letters 26 synonyms
22. rash 4.68 4 letters 86 synonyms
23. reckless 6.61 8 letters 93 synonyms
24. serious 126 7 letters 105 synonyms
25. unfortunate 13.2 11 letters 60 synonyms
26. unwavering 1.02 10 letters 62 synonyms
27. vehement 0.42 8 letters 43 synonyms
28. vicious 6.76 7 letters 76 synonyms
29. violent 28.8 7 letters 77 synonyms
30. wretched 2.34 8 letters 75 synonyms

2. desperate (Adjective)

2 synonyms
# Word Frequency Likes Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. dire 4.57 4 letters 65 synonyms
2. do-or-die 108 7 letters 1 synonym
6 definitions
desperate (Adjective) —   Arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope 3 examples
1. ex. "a desperate cry for help"
2. ex. "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"
3. ex. "her desperate screams"
desperate (Adjective) —   Desperately determined 1 example
1. ex. "desperate revolutionaries"
desperate (Adjective) —   (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair 2 examples
1. ex. "a desperate criminal"
2. ex. "taken hostage of desperate men"
desperate (Adjective) —   Showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort 2 examples
1. ex. "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"
2. ex. "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"
desperate (Adjective) —   Showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire 2 examples
1. ex. "felt a desperate urge to confess"
2. ex. "a desperate need for recognition"
desperate (Adjective) —   Fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless 2 examples
1. ex. "a desperate illness"
2. ex. "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"

3. desperate (Noun)

1 definition
desperate (Noun) —   A person who is frightened and in need of help 1 example
1. ex. "they prey on the hopes of the desperate"
2 types of
# Word Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. unfortunate 11 letters 60 synonyms
2. unfortunate person 17 letters 1 synonym
2 types
# Word Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. goner 5 letters 1 synonym
2. toast 5 letters 40 synonyms
10 misspelling
ddesperate deespeeratee desperaate desperat desperatte desperrate despperate dessperate dezperate esperate
All synonyms in one line
acute, bold, dangerous, desolate, despairing, en.synonym.one, despondent, disconsolate, downcast, downhearted, drastic, excessive, fierce, foolhardy, forlorn, furious, great, headlong, heroic, hopeless, intense, pessimistic, rash, reckless, serious, unfortunate, en.synonym.one, unwavering, vehement, vicious, violent, wretched, dire, do-or-die.
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