Antonyms for desperation

Grammar : Noun

Spell : des-puh-rey-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɛs pəˈreɪ ʃən

Definition of desperation

Origin : mid-14c., from Middle French désperation or directly from Latin desperationem (nominative desperatio) "despair, hopelessness," noun of action from past participle stem of desperare "lose hope" (see despair (v.)).

noun hopelessness
noun rashness

Example sentences :

But, nerved as he was by desperation, he found the task greater than he could compass.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

At last in desperation you embody it in a poem, an essay, a story.
Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service

Burke inquired in desperation before the plaintive outburst.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Her desperation lent her invention; just in this one way he must not find her out.
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

Perhaps in desperation you may assume the role of cook yourself.
Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson

In desperation I waited two more days, and still no word came.
Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings

Now, with the mad courage of desperation, it leaped recklessly at the monster.
Extract from : « Salvage in Space » by John Stewart Williamson

The pain, together with the humiliation, roused Alan's wrath to desperation.
Extract from : « The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, January 1876 » by Various

It is not, but it is one of those to which we are 96 driven in the desperation of impatience.
Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby

At last in desperation, he conceived the idea of going to Europe.
Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum

Synonyms for desperation

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