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n. (person) | 1. desperate | a person who is frightened and in need of help.; "they prey on the hopes of the desperate" |
| ~ unfortunate, unfortunate person | a person who suffers misfortune. |
| ~ goner, toast | a person in desperate straits; someone doomed.; "I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work"; "one mistake and you're toast" |
adj. | 2. despairing, desperate | arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope.; "a despairing view of the world situation"; "the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"; "a desperate cry for help"; "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"; "her desperate screams" |
| ~ hopeless | without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success.; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down" |
adj. | 3. desperate, do-or-die | desperately determined.; "do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a do-or-die conflict" |
| ~ resolute | firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination.; "stood resolute against the enemy"; "faced with a resolute opposition"; "a resolute and unshakeable faith" |
adj. | 4. desperate | (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair.; "a desperate criminal"; "taken hostage of desperate men" |
| ~ dangerous, unsafe | involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm.; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions" |
adj. | 5. desperate, heroic | showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort.; "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"; "they took heroic measures to save his life" |
| ~ brave, courageous | possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching.; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory" |
adj. | 6. desperate | showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire.; "felt a desperate urge to confess"; "a desperate need for recognition" |
| ~ imperative | requiring attention or action.; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative" |
adj. | 7. desperate, dire | fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless.; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"; "a dire emergency" |
| ~ critical | being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency.; "a critical shortage of food"; "a critical illness"; "an illness at the critical stage" |
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