Synonyms of desperately

desperately

adverb

ˈde-sp(ə-)rət-lē 

as in extremely

to a great degree

all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extremely
• terribly
• badly
• incredibly
• very
• too
• so
• really
• damn
• damned
• highly
• severely
• seriously
• intensely
• that
• greatly
• far
• wildly
• especially
• much
• heavily
• fiercely
• most
• particularly
• super
• jolly
• awfully
• exceptionally
• absolutely
• sorely
• full
• real
• fantastically
• immensely
• vitally
• totally
• mighty
• specially
• such
• fabulously
• achingly
• extra
• awful
• supremely
• mortally
• good and
• frightfully
• way
• exceedingly
• utterly
• thoroughly
• completely
• hugely
• deeply
• exceeding
• passing
• uncommonly
• sore
• wicked
• enormously
• rattling
• mightily
• remarkably
• dang
• roaring
• eminently
• surpassingly
• positively
• vastly
• archly
• ever
• colossally
• cracking
• whacking
• deadly
• bone
• majorly
• thumping
• almighty
• beastly
• filthy
• monstrous
• a lot
• entirely
• significantly
• roaringly
• spanking
• wholly
• fully
• stinking
• right
• blisteringly
• obviously
• radically
• visibly
• profoundly
• unco
• noticeably
• considerably
• as all get-out
• downright
• notably
• substantially
• flat-out
• corking
• extensively
• palpably
• purely
• plainly
• markedly
• excessively
• altogether
• abundantly
• plentifully
• monumentally
• obscenely
• appreciably
• amazingly
• astonishingly
• discernibly
• monstrously
• astronomically
• grandly
• staggeringly
• overmuch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• somewhat
• little
• slightly
• nominally
• just
• barely
• hardly
• scarcely
• negligibly
• marginally
• minimally
• scantily
• meagerly

Examples of desperately in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, Andy’s brother-in-law and assistant, Saúl (Andrés Delgado), desperately searches the casino’s kitchen for Esteban’s lucky drink, a Fresquita-brand tamarind juice. —Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024

Han had reported to police that her daughter was missing and desperately searched for her, frequently visiting police stations, government offices and adoption agencies and even going on Korean media. —Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024

And the reality is that FEMA has so many resources that are available for folks who desperately need them now and resources that are about helping people get back on their feet and rebuild and have places to go. —Luke Barr, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2024

Meanwhile, the Cardinals are 1-3 and desperately need this win to stay close in the NFC West. —Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024