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desperate
adjective [usually after verb] (WANTING) /ˈdes.pər.ət/
/-pɚ-/ Definition
(Definition of desperate adjective (WANTING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- ache for sth phrasal verb
- acquisitive adjective (WANTING THINGS)
- ambitious adjective
- angle for sth phrasal verb
- aspirant noun
- desire verb (WANT)
- desirous adjective
- dream about/of sth phrasal verb
- fall over yourself idiom
- give your eyeteeth for sth idiom
- incline verb (FEEL)
- lust after/for sth phrasal verb
- need verb (MUST HAVE)
- pant for/after sb/sth phrasal verb
- pine for sth/sb phrasal verb
- queue verb
- taker noun (ACCEPT)
- would modal verb (WISH)
- yearn verb
- your heart's desire idiom
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