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Desperately

//ˈdɛsp(ə)ɹətli//

Synonyms for "desperately" (52 found)

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Informal (3)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, verb, slang(1 words)

Prep_phrase, slang(1 words)

General use (49)

Adj, adv, verb(1 words)

helter skelter hurry scurry slam bang like one possessed a corps perdu happen what may ramble-scramble

Adverb(33 words)

hastily carelessly furiously madly recklessly heedlessly wildly severely impetuously slap-bang hurriedly violently precipitously frantically fiercely hotly precipitately wantonly precipitantly holus bolus

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hopelessly uncontrollably headforemost overzealously fanatically impossibly overenthusiastically holus-bolus hotheadedly overeagerly frenetically demonically forlornly

Adj, adv, noun(1 words)

Adj, adv(3 words)

head over heels headfirst heels over head

Adv, noun, verb(1 words)

Prep_phrase(1 words)

Adj, adv, noun, verb(1 words)

Adverb(1 words)

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