desperate
/ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹɪt/noun, adjective2 syllables
Desperate means: showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort.
Synonyms for desperate12
adjective, as in showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
adjective, as in arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
adjective, as in desperately determined
adjective, as in (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
adjective, as in showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
What does desperate mean?7
adjective
showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort“made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber”
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope“a despairing view of the world situation”
desperately determined“do-or-die revolutionaries”
(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair“a desperate criminal”
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless“a desperate illness”
showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire“felt a desperate urge to confess”
noun
a person who is frightened and in need of help“they prey on the hopes of the desperate”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Desperate in a sentence
- She's a lonely, desperate woman with a sick child.felidad
- After all, even salesmen are desperate to avoid being targeted for downsizing.fcbond
- You were desperate to do that, weren't you?CK
- I know you're desperate to find your father.CM
- They made a desperate call to the coast guard.Amastan
- The bishop took pity on the desperate immigrants.CM
- The government is desperate to keep inflation down.CM
- He is in desperate search of further evidence.CM
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of desperate
as a noun
- plural
- desperates
as a adjective
- comparative
- desperater
- superlative
- desperatest