Desperate Synonyms

Crying out , anguished, all-out, acute, dangerous, aching, and craving are synonyms for desperate; cheerful and composed are antonyms of desperate. On this page, you will find 112 another word for desperate.

112 Another Word for Desperate

1. hopeless

  • Anguished
  • At one's wits' end
  • At the end of one's tether
  • Beside oneself
  • Defeatist
  • Demoralized
  • Desolate
  • Despairing
  • Devastated
  • Discouraged
  • Disheartened
  • Distraught
  • Distressed
  • Downcast
  • Forlorn
  • Fraught
  • Hopeless
  • In despair
  • Miserable
  • Out of one's mind
  • Overcome
  • Pessimistic
  • Resigned
  • Suicidal
  • Wretched
  • Dolorous

2. last-chance

  • All-out
  • Do-or-die
  • Doomed
  • Eleventh-hour
  • Final
  • Frantic
  • Frenzied
  • Futile
  • Hopeless
  • Last-chance
  • Last-ditch
  • Last-gasp
  • Last-minute
  • Last-resort
  • Straining
  • Wild
  • Lost

3. serious

  • Acute
  • Appalling
  • Awful
  • Calamitous
  • Chronic
  • Compelling
  • Critical
  • Crucial
  • Crying
  • Dangerous
  • Deplorable
  • Dire
  • Drastic
  • Dreadful
  • Extreme
  • Frightful
  • Grave
  • Great
  • Hazardous
  • Hopeless
  • Intolerable
  • Irretrievable
  • Lamentable
  • Lousy
  • Outrageous
  • Parlous
  • Perilous
  • Poor
  • Precarious
  • Pressing
  • Risky
  • Serious
  • Sorry
  • Terrible
  • Urgent
  • Very bad
  • Vital
  • Exigent

4. lawless

  • Dangerous
  • Death-or-glory
  • Do-or-die
  • Foolhardy
  • Hasty
  • Hazardous
  • Impetuous
  • Incautious
  • Lawless
  • Rash
  • Reckless
  • Violent
  • Risky

5. craving

  • Aching
  • Craving
  • Crying out
  • Desirous
  • Eager
  • Hungry
  • In great need of
  • In want of
  • Itching
  • Lacking
  • Longing
  • Thirsting
  • Thirsty
  • Urgently requiring
  • Wanting
  • Yearning
  • Dying

Desperate Sentences

He made a desperate attempt today.

Her desperate cries echoed loudly.

They felt desperate for help.

Desperate measures were finally taken.