Desperate : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'desperate': discover synonyms for the word desperate, such as despairing or dire.

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Example of words in the same lexical field as "": despairing and dire.


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Lexical field of "desperate"

despairing
dire
hopeless
dangerous
unsafe
brave
courageous
critical
do-or-die
resolute
fearless
imperative
heroic
distraught
dreadful
terrible
horrific
frustrated
dismal
harrowing
appalling
distress
distressing
alarming
bereft
tragic
horrendous
distressed
despondent
discouraged
miserable
wretched
sad
anxious
despair
severe
overwrought
awful
hopelessness
bitter
abject
difficult
frantic
cruel
weary
forlorn
bleak
doomed
drastic
impoverished