DesperateWordNet Explorer
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adjective
showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
Words in this synset: heroic
adjective
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
adjective
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
Words in this synset: dire
adjective
being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
adjective
requiring attention or action
adjective
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
Words in this synset: despairing
adjective
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
adjective
desperately determined
Words in this synset: do-or-die(a)