Thesaurus
desperate
Synonyms and Antonyms of desperate
- desperate cancer patients who are vulnerable to the claims of unscrupulous quacks
blue, brokenhearted, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, disconsolate, doleful, down, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, glum, hangdog, heartbroken, heartsick, heartsore, inconsolable, joyless, low, low-spirited, melancholy, miserable, mournful, sad, saddened, sorrowful, sorry, unhappy, woebegone, woeful, wretched
abject, disappointed, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited
bleak, cheerless, comfortless, dark, depressing, desolate, dismal, drear, dreary, funereal
ecstatic, elated, enraptured, entranced, euphoric, exhilarated, exuberant, exultant
blithe, blithesome, gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, lightsome, merry, mirthful
animated, jaunty, lively, perky, sprightful, sprightly, vivacious
blissful, buoyant, cheerful, cheery, chipper, delighted, glad, gladdened, gladsome, gleeful, happy, joyful, joyous, jubilant, sunny, upbeat
Synonym Discussion of desperate
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- despondent about yet another rejection
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- despairing appeals for the return of the kidnapped child
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- one last desperate attempt to turn the tide of battle
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- the situation of the trapped miners is hopeless
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