Definition for Desperately:

• In a desperate manner.

Synonyms for Desperately:

• adv

  •dangerously (adverb)
  • severely,
  • gravely,
  • unsecurely,
  • unsafely,
  • hazardously,
  • daringly,
  • critically,
  • seriously,
  • harmfully,
  • alarmingly,
  • carelessly,
  • riskily.
  •frenziedly (adverb)
  • frantically.
  •hopelessly (adverb)
  • dismally,
  • incurably,
  • emptily,
  • dispiritedly,
  • wildly,
  • impossibly,
  • desolately,
  • unavailingly,
  • darkly,
  • disconsolately,
  • cynically.

• adv.

  •all (adverb)
  • urgently,
  • desperately.
  •dangerously (adverb)
  • precariously,
  • perilously.
  •frantically (adverb)
  • helter skelter,
  • un-controllably,
  • helterskelter,
  • un controllably.
  •frightfully (adverb)
  • appallingly,
  • shockingly,
  • fearfully.
  •hopelessly (adverb)
  • dejectedly,
  • despairingly,
  • forlornly,
  • glumly,
  • gloomily,
  • melancholically,
  • fatally,
  • spiritlessly,
  • miserably,
  • morosely,
  • despondently,
  • downheartedly,
  • cheerlessly,
  • bleakly,
  • pessimistically.
  •severely (adverb)
  • badly,
  • like crazy,
  • dramatically,
  • greatly.
  •terribly (adverb)
  • notoriously,
  • terribly,
  • un fortunately,
  • un-believably,
  • un happily,
  • highly,
  • un-fortunately,
  • un-happily,
  • un believably.

• n.

  •
  • uneasy,
  • on edge,
  • alarmed,
  • tense,
  • anxious,
  • upset,
  • frightened,
  • worried,
  • nervous,
  • troubled.
  •
  • deeply,
  • a lot,
  • indeed,
  • well,
  • thoroughly,
  • very.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • fiercely.

Paraphrases for Desperately:

• Equivalence

  • Adverb
    sorely.

• Independent

  • Adverb
    badly, absolutely, extremely, frantically, terribly, vitally, tremendously, really, woefully, incredibly, disappointingly, utterly, extraordinarily, immensely, deeply, bitterly, enormously, appallingly, dreadfully, earnestly, very, definitely, highly, cruelly, horrendously, ardently, exceptionally, madly, hugely, horribly, crucially, passionately, awfully, terrifyingly, totally, eagerly, acutely, necessarily, distressingly, painfully, grossly, perfectly, gravely, completely, exceedingly, fervently, profoundly, urgent, frustratingly, severely, wildly, quite, certainly, truly, critically, vehemently, greatly, supremely, entirely, anxiously, genuinely, deliriously, insanely, so, harshly, unconditionally, hard, shockingly, strongly, fundamentally, categorically, exactly, keenly, abundantly, strictly, surely, intensely, vastly, sadly, singularly, wholly, remarkably, unbelievably, wholeheartedly, emphatically, excessively, much, inevitably, sincerely, eminently, seriously, actually, immeasurably, frightfully.

• Other Related

  • Adverb
    urgently, hopelessly.

Antonyms for Desperately:

• adv.

  • severely
    calmly, trivially, easily, mildly.
  • Other antonyms:
    scarcely, marginally, negligibly, somewhat, minimally, little, just, scantily, meagerly, barely, hardly, nominally.

Desperately Sentence Examples:

• Truedale broke in desperately.

• Annie had not fainted as I had thought, for at these words she clung so desperately to poor Sleepy that he could not loose her hands.

Homophones for Desperately:

• dispiritedly.