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desperation

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of desperation

utter loss of hope

during the famine her desperation drove her to do things she wouldnʼt have normally considered

Synonyms of desperation

despair, despond, despondence, despondency, forlornness, hopelessness

Words Related to desperation

blue devils, blues, dejection, depression, desolation, disconsolateness, dispiritedness, doldrums, dolor, downheartedness, dreariness, dumps, gloom, gloominess, joylessness, melancholy, mopes, oppression, sadness, sorrow, unhappiness

self-despair, self-pity

dolefulness, mournfulness, sorrowfulness, woefulness

agony, distress, pain

misery, woe, wretchedness

cynicism, pessimism

acceptance, resignation

Phrases Synonymous with desperation

slough of despond

Near Antonyms of desperation

cheer, cheerfulness, sunniness

gaiety (also gayety), glee, gleefulness, jollity, joviality, lightheartedness, merriment, mirth, mirthfulness

bliss, blissfulness, ecstasy, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, exuberance, exultation, gladness, happiness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, jubilation, rapture, rapturousness

Antonyms of desperation

hope, hopefulness

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