Antonyms for more desperate

Grammar : Adj

Spell : des-per-it, -prit

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛs pər ɪt, -prɪt

Definition of more desperate

Origin : early 15c., "despairing, hopeless," from Latin desperatus "given up, despaired of," past participle of desperare (see despair (v.)). Sense of "driven to recklessness" is from late 15c.; weakened sense of "having a great desire for" is from 1950s. Related: Desperately.

adj reckless, outrageous
adj extreme, intense
adj hopeless

Example sentences :

Nothing could have been more desperate, more furious, than this running battle.
Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland

He cooked up a plan that was even braver and more desperate.
Extract from : « The Colors of Space » by Marion Zimmer Bradley

No more desperate struggle than ours could have been found at any point.
Extract from : « The Greater Love » by George T. McCarthy

He says that he has no ready money, that his affairs are more desperate than we imagine.
Extract from : « The Slave of Silence » by Fred M. White

"The danger of remaining is more desperate," he interrupted, quickly.
Extract from : « Under the Rose » by Frederic Stewart Isham

He did not fire then, but resolved to keep the charge for a more desperate crisis.
Extract from : « The Young Voyageurs » by Mayne Reid

Nothing, apparently, could be more desperate than the situation of Paul Jones then.
Extract from : « Paul Jones » by Hutchins Hapgood

Never in her humble life had Nakpa been in more desperate straits.
Extract from : « Indian Child Life » by Charles A. Eastman

He realized that Jenny was making one more desperate effort to marry him.
Extract from : « The Intoxicated Ghost » by Arlo Bates

In the meantime the Widow Gras was getting more and more desperate.
Extract from : « A Book of Remarkable Criminals » by H. B. Irving

Synonyms for more desperate

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