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Showing words for DESPERATE using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Desperate

departees, desperate

8 Letter Words for Desperate

departee, ereptase, estreped, pederast, pestered, predates, rapeseed, repasted, repeated, reseated, trapesed

7 Letter Words for Desperate

adepter, apersee, asprete, dearest, deepest, departs, depeter, deprest, derates, deseret, despert, drapets, estrade, estrepe, padtree, petards, petered, preased, predate, prested, readept, reasted, redates, reested, repaste, repeats, respade, resteep, retaped, retapes, sedater, separte, speared, speeder, speered, sperate, steared, steeped, steeper, steered, tapered, tasered

6 Letter Words for Desperate

adepts, adeste, aredes, aretes, asteep, asteer, atrede, daters, deares, deeper, depart, derate, derats, desert, deters, drapes, drapet, easted, easter, eaters, erased, etapes, padres, pardee, parsed, parsee, parted, partes, pasted, paster, peares, pearst, pedate, peered, persea, pesade, peseta, pester, petard, petars, peters, petres, prated, prates, prease, presee, preset, rasped, reaped, reates, redate, reedes, repast, repeat, reseat, reseda, reseed, rested, restep, retape, saeter, seared, seated, seater, sedate, seeder, seeped, serape, spader, spared, spated, spread, spreed, stader, stared, staree, steard, steare, sterad, strade, streep, tapers, teades, teared, teased, teaser, teered, tepees, trades, traped, trapes, treads

5 Letter Words for Desperate

adeep, adeps, adept, adret, aedes, apers, apert, apres, apted, apter, arede, arest, arete, arets, arsed, artsd, asper, aster, astre, atees, dares, darst, darts, dater, dates, deare, dears, deeps, deere, deets, depas, derat, deres, detar, deter, drape, draps, drate, drats, dreep, drees, drest, eards, eared, earst, eased, easer, eater, epees, erade, erase, erept, esere, ester, estre, etape, padre, parde, pards, pared, pares, parse, parte, parts, paste, pated, patee, pates, peare, pears, peart, peats, pedee, pedes, peers, peert, perea, peres, perse, perst, perts, peste, petar, petas, peter, petre, prads, prase, prate, prats, preed, prees, presa, preta, raped, rapes, rated, rates, reads, reaps, reast, reate, redes, reede, reeds, reese, reest, repad, repas, resat, resee, reset, retes, sared, sated, seare, seder, sepad, septa, sered, serta, setae, spade, spaed, spaer, spard, spare, spart, spate, spear, speat, speed, speer, spete, sprad, sprat, spred, spree, spret, stade, stare, stead, stear, stede, steed, steep, steer, stere, strad, strae, strap, strep, taped, taper, tapes, tarde, tared, tares, tarps, tarse, taser, teade, teads, teaed, tears, tease, teers, tepas, tepee, terap, teras, terse, trade, trads, trape, traps, tread, treas, treed, trees, tsade, tsere

4 Letter Words for Desperate

adet, adps, aped, aper, apes, apse, apts, ards, ared, ares, aret, arte, arts, astr, ated, ates, daer, daes, daps, dare, dart, dase, dast, date, dear, deas, deep, deer, dees, deet, depa, depe, depr, dept, dere, drap, drat, dree, eard, ears, ease, east, eats, edea, epee, eras, erat, ered, eres, erse, erst, etas, pads, pard, pare, pars, part, pase, past, patd, pate, pats, pear, peas, peat, peda, peds, peed, peer, pees, pere, pers, pert, pesa, pest, peta, pete, pets, prad, prat, pred, pree, pres, pret, ptsd, rade, rads, rape, raps, rapt, rasp, rast, rate, rats, read, reap, rede, reds, reed, rees, reet, reps, rept, resp, rest, retd, rete, rets, sade, sadr, sard, sare, sart, satd, sate, sear, seat, seed, seep, seer, sepd, sept, sere, sert, seta, spad, spae, spar, spat, sped, spet, stad, stap, star, sted, step, ster, stra, stre, tade, tads, taed, tape, taps, tare, tarp, tars, tead, teap, tear, teas, teds, teed, teer, tees, tepa, tepe, tera, terp, trad, trap, tree, tres

3 Letter Words for Desperate

ade, adp, ads, aer, aes, ape, apr, apt, ard, are, ars, art, ase, asp, ast, ate, atp, dae, dap, dar, das, dat, dea, dee, dep, der, des, det, dpt, dsp, dsr, ead, ear, eas, eat, edp, eds, eer, epa, era, erd, ere, ers, ert, esd, ese, esp, esr, est, eta, pad, par, pas, pat, pea, ped, pee, per, pes, pet, pre, prs, pst, pta, pte, pts, rad, rap, ras, rat, rea, red, ree, rep, res, rps, rpt, rte, sad, sap, sar, sat, sea, sed, see, sep, ser, set, spa, spt, sta, std, str, tad, tap, tar, tas, tdr, tea, ted, tee, ter, tes, tpd, tps, tra, trp, trs, tsp

Definitions for Desperate

[1] reckless or dangerous because of despair, hopelessness, or urgency: a desperate killer.
[2] having an urgent need, desire, etc.: desperate for attention; desperate to find a job.
[3] leaving little or no hope; very serious or dangerous: a desperate illness.
[4] extremely bad; intolerable or shocking: clothes in desperate taste.
[5] extreme or excessive.
[6] making a final, ultimate effort; giving all: a desperate attempt to save a life.
[7] actuated by a feeling of hopelessness.
[8] having no hope; giving in to despair.
[9] Obsolete . a desperado.
[10] careless of danger, as from despair; utterly reckless
[11] (of an act) reckless; risky
[12] used or undertaken in desperation or as a last resort desperate measures
[13] critical; very grave in desperate need
[14] (often postpositive and foll by for ) in distress and having a great need or desire
[15] moved by or showing despair or hopelessness; despairing

Words related to Desperate

daring, dangerous, bold, violent, determined, frantic, furious, frenzied, great, urgent, terrible, fierce, critical, dire, forlorn, vain, futile, despondent, sad, madcap

Words nearby Desperate

despairing, despatch, despeciation, despenser, desperado, desperate, desperation, despicable, despise, despite, despiteful

Origin of Desperate

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin dēspērātus, past participle of dēspērāre to despair; see -ate1

Words that may be confused with Desperate

desperate, disparate

Other words from Desperate

des·per·ate·ly , adverb
des·per·ate·ness , noun
qua·si-des·per·ate , adjective
qua·si-des·per·ate·ly , adverb

Word origin for Desperate

C15: from Latin dēspērāre to have no hope; see despair

Synonyms for Desperate

bold, dangerous, daring, determined, frantic, frenzied, furious, violent, madcap, precipitate, rash, wild, atrocious, audacious, careless, death-defying, devil-may-care, foolhardy, hasty, hazardous, headlong, headstrong, heinous, impetuous, incautious, monstrous, risky, scandalous, shocking, venturesome