11 Letter Words for Desperately
desperately
10 Letter Words for Desperately
repeatedly
9 Letter Words for Desperately
departees, deplaster, desperate, parsleyed, pearleyed, pearleyes, pederasty, plastered, preleased, steelyard
8 Letter Words for Desperately
deerlets, delaters, delayers, deletery, departee, depaysee, depletes, desalter, easterly, eelspear, ereptase, estrayed, estreped, paltered, parleyed, pearleye, pedalers, pedately, pederast, pedestal, peltered, pestered, petrales, peytrals, peytrels, plastery, pleaders, pleaters, predates, predelay, prelates, prelease, presteel, psaltery, pterylae, rapeseed, relapsed, released, repasted, repealed, repeated, replated, replates, replayed, repleads, repleted, repletes, resealed, reseated, reslated, restyled, sedately, sleepery, spartled, speareye, steepled, streeled, teaseled, teaseler, trapesed, treadles
7 Letter Words for Desperately
adepter, adeptly, alerted, altered, apersee, apertly, asperly, asprete, atrepsy, dartles, dealers, dearest, deepest, deerlet, delapse, delater, delates, delayer, deleter, deletes, departs, depayse, depeter, deplete, deprest, derates, deseret, despert, drapets, dyaster, dyester, easeled, elapsed, elaters, elatery, estadel, estrade, estrepe, eyalets, eyelast, eyelets, laertes, latrede, layered, leaders, leapers, lepered, leptera, lestrad, lyrated, padeyes, padtree, palster, palters, parleys, parsley, partley, pastler, pearled, pearlet, peartly, peatery, pedaler, pedlary, pedlers, pedlery, peelers, peletre, pelters, pelytes, persalt, pestled, petaled, petards, petered, petrale, petrels, peytral, peytrel, plaster, platers, platery, players, pleader, pleased, pleaser, pleated, pleater, preased, predate, prelate, prelaty, presale, preseal, presley, prested, prestly, psalter, psaltry, ptereal, pteryla, rastled, raylets, readept, realest, reasted, redates, redeals, redealt, redelay, redeyes, reested, reestle, relapse, related, relates, relayed, release, repaste, repayed, repeals, repeats, replate, replays, replead, repleat, replete, reslate, respade, resteal, resteel, resteep, restyle, retaped, retapes, retyped, retypes, saltery, sealery, sedater, seedlet, seletar, sepaled, separte, sleeper, sleepry, sleeted, spalder, spalted, sparely, spartle, speared, speeder, speedly, speeled, speeler, speered, spelder, spelter, sperate, splayed, splayer, sprayed, spready, stalder, stapled, stapler, stealed, stealer, steared, stearyl, steeled, steeler, steeped, steeper, steeple, steeply, steered, strayed, tapered, taperly, tasered, tealery, teasler, tersely, treadle, yapster, yeasted, yelpers
6 Letter Words for Desperately
adepts, adeste, alders, alerse, alerts, aleyed, aleyes, alters, alytes, apelet, aredes, aretes, artels, asleep, asteep, asteer, astely, ateles, atrede, atresy, dalets, dartle, daters, dealer, deares, dearly, deeper, deeply, delate, delays, delete, deltas, depart, derate, derats, derays, desalt, desert, desray, destry, deters, detray, drapes, drapet, drapey, dreepy, earlet, easted, easter, eaters, eatery, eelery, elapse, elated, elater, elates, elders, eldest, elpees, elytra, erased, estral, estray, etapes, eyalet, eyelet, laders, lapsed, lapser, larees, lasted, laster, layers, leader, leaped, leaper, leared, leares, leased, leaser, leears, leeped, leered, leeser, lepers, lepras, lested, lester, lyrate, lysate, padeye, padles, padres, palest, palets, palter, paltry, pardee, parled, parles, parley, parsed, parsee, parted, partes, partly, pasted, pastel, paster, pastry, payees, payers, pealed, pealer, peares, pearls, pearly, pearst, pedals, pedary, pedate, pedler, peeled, peeler, peered, peerly, pelade, peltae, peltas, pelted, pelter, peltry, pelyte, persea, pertly, pesade, peseta, pester, pestle, petals, petaly, petard, petars, petary, peters, petrel, petres, peysed, plaste, plated, plater, plates, platys, played, player, playte, pleads, pleaed, please, pleats, plyers, prated, prates, pratey, prayed, prease, preday, presay, presee, preset, preyed, prlate, prysed, rapely, rapeye, raptly, rasped, rastle, ratels, rayled, rayles, raylet, realty, reaped, reasty, reates, redate, redeal, redely, redeye, redyes, reedes, reeled, reesle, reesty, reetle, relade, relast, relate, relays, relead, releap, relets, repale, repast, repays, repeal, repeat, repels, replay, resale, resalt, reseal, reseat, reseda, reseed, reslay, rested, restep, retape, retled, retype, saeter, salted, saltee, salter, sapele, sardel, sealed, sealer, sealet, seared, seated, seater, sedate, seeder, seeled, seeped, selety, septal, serape, slated, slater, slatey, slayed, slayer, sleepy, sleety, sleyed, sleyer, spader, spared, spated, spayed, speary, speedy, spleet, spread, spreed, spyred, stader, stadle, staled, staler, staple, stared, staree, stayed, stayer, stayre, steady, steale, stealy, steard, steare, steedy, steeld, steele, steely, steepy, steery, stelar, sterad, steyer, strade, stradl, streel, streep, strype, stylar, styled, styler, styred, talers, tapers, tapery, tardle, tarsel, teades, teared, teased, teasel, teaser, teasle, teedle, teered, telary, tepals, tepary, tepees, trades, traped, trapes, treads, tylers, yarest, yeards, yeared, yelped, yelper, yester, yplast
5 Letter Words for Desperately
adeep, adeps, adept, adlet, adret, aedes, alder, alert, aleye, alter, apers, apert, apery, apres, apted, apter, aptly, arede, areel, arest, arete, arets, arled, arles, arsed, arsle, arsyl, artel, artly, artsd, artsy, aryls, asper, astel, aster, astre, asyle, atees, ately, atlee, ayelp, aylet, ayres, daler, dales, dalet, dalts, dares, darst, darts, dater, dates, deals, dealt, deare, dears, deary, deeps, deere, deets, delay, deles, delta, delts, depas, depel, derat, deray, deres, desyl, detar, deter, drape, draps, drate, drats, drays, dreep, drees, drest, dreys, dryas, dyers, eales, eards, eared, earls, early, earst, eased, easel, easer, easle, eater, eeler, elaps, elate, elder, elpee, epees, erade, erase, erept, esere, ester, estre, etape, eyers, eyras, eyres, lader, lades, lapse, lards, lardy, laree, lares, lased, laser, lasty, lated, later, layed, layer, leads, leady, leaps, leapt, leare, lears, leary, lease, least, leats, leear, leeds, leeps, leers, leery, leese, leets, lepas, leper, lepra, lepre, lepry, lepta, lered, leres, lerps, lesed, leste, lesya, leyte, lyard, lyart, lyase, lyres, lysed, lyted, lytes, padle, padre, paled, paler, pales, palet, palsy, parde, pards, pardy, pared, parel, pares, parle, parly, parse, parte, parts, party, paste, pasty, pated, patee, patel, pates, patly, patsy, payed, payee, payer, paysd, peals, peare, pearl, pears, peart, peasy, peats, peaty, pedal, pedee, pedes, peele, peels, peers, peert, peery, pelas, peles, pelta, pelts, perdy, perea, peres, perle, perse, perst, perts, perty, peste, pesty, petal, petar, petas, peter, petre, peyse, plast, plate, plats, platy, plays, plead, pleas, pleat, plyer, prads, prase, prate, prats, praty, prays, preed, prees, prela, presa, preta, preys, pryse, ptyas, pyats, pyets, pylar, pyral, pyres, radly, rales, raped, rapes, raspy, rasty, rated, ratel, rates, rayed, rayle, readl, reads, ready, reals, reaps, reast, reasy, reate, redes, redly, redye, reede, reeds, reedy, reels, reese, reest, relap, relay, reles, relet, repad, repas, repay, repel, repla, reply, resat, resay, resee, reset, resty, retal, retes, ryals, sadly, salep, salet, salty, saple, sared, sated, satyr, sayed, sayee, sayer, sealy, seare, seary, seder, seedy, seeld, seely, seepy, selar, sepad, sepal, septa, seral, sered, serta, setae, setal, slade, slape, slare, slart, slate, slaty, sleep, sleer, sleet, slept, slete, slype, spade, spaed, spaer, spald, spale, spalt, spard, spare, spart, spary, spate, spayd, speal, spear, speat, speed, speel, speer, speld, spete, splad, splat, splay, splet, sprad, sprat, spray, spred, spree, spret, spyal, spyer, stade, stale, stare, stary, stead, steal, stear, stede, steed, steel, steep, steer, stela, stele, stere, strad, strae, strap, stray, strep, strey, style, styre, syped, taled, taler, tales, taped, taper, tapes, tarde, tardy, tared, tares, tarps, tarse, taser, tayer, teade, teads, teaed, teaey, teals, tears, teary, tease, teasy, teels, teers, telar, teles, tepal, tepas, tepee, terap, teras, terse, tesla, trade, trads, trady, trape, traps, trasy, trays, tread, treas, treed, trees, treey, treys, trypa, tryps, tsade, tsere, tyees, tyers, tyler, typal, typed, typer, types, yales, yards, yates, yeads, yeard, years, yeast, yeats, yedes, yeeds, yelps, yelts, yerds, ypres, yrapt
4 Letter Words for Desperately
adet, adps, adry, alee, alep, ales, alps, alts, aped, aper, apes, apse, apts, ards, ared, ares, aret, arle, arte, arts, arty, aryl, aspy, astr, ated, ates, atle, atry, ayes, ayre, daer, daes, dale, dals, dalt, daps, dare, dart, dase, dast, date, days, deal, dear, deas, deep, deer, dees, deet, dele, dels, delt, dely, depa, depe, depr, dept, dere, deys, drap, drat, dray, dree, drey, drys, dyas, dyer, dyes, eale, eard, earl, ears, ease, east, easy, eats, edea, eels, eely, elds, else, elts, epee, eral, eras, erat, ered, eres, erse, erst, espy, etas, eyas, eyed, eyer, eyes, eyra, eyre, lade, lads, lady, laer, laet, laps, lard, lare, lars, lase, last, late, lats, lays, lead, leap, lear, leas, leat, leda, lede, leds, leed, leep, leer, lees, leet, lepa, leps, lere, lerp, lese, lest, lete, lets, leys, lyes, lyra, lyre, lyse, lyte, pads, pale, pals, palt, paly, pard, pare, parl, pars, part, pase, past, patd, pate, pats, paty, paye, pays, payt, peal, pear, peas, peat, peda, peds, peed, peel, peer, pees, pela, pele, pelt, pere, pers, pert, pesa, pest, peta, pete, pets, plat, play, plea, prad, prat, pray, pred, pree, pres, pret, prey, prys, ptsd, pyal, pyas, pyat, pyes, pyet, pyla, pyre, rade, rads, rale, rals, rape, raps, rapt, rasp, rast, rate, rats, rays, read, real, reap, rede, reds, reed, reel, rees, reet, rely, repl, reps, rept, resp, rest, retd, rete, rets, ryal, ryas, ryes, rype, sade, sadr, sale, salp, salt, sard, sare, sart, satd, sate, seal, sear, seat, seed, seel, seep, seer, seld, sele, selt, sepd, sept, sere, sert, seta, slad, slap, slat, slay, sled, slee, sley, spad, spae, spar, spat, spay, sped, spet, spry, stad, stap, star, stay, sted, step, ster, stey, stra, stre, syed, sype, syre, syrt, tade, tads, taed, tael, tald, tale, tape, taps, tare, tarp, tars, tays, tead, teal, teap, tear, teas, teds, tedy, teed, teel, teer, tees, tela, teld, tele, tels, tepa, tepe, tera, terp, trad, trap, tray, tree, tres, trey, trye, tryp, tyde, tyed, tyee, tyer, tyes, type, yade, yald, yale, yaps, yard, yare, yarl, yate, yead, year, yeas, yeat, yede, yeed, yeel, yees, yeld, yelp, yelt, yeps, yerd, yere, yese, yest, yeta
3 Letter Words for Desperately
ade, adp, ads, ady, aer, aes, ald, ale, alp, als, alt, aly, ape, apl, apr, apt, ard, are, ars, art, ary, ase, asl, asp, ast, ate, atp, aye, ayr, ays, dae, dal, dap, dar, das, dat, day, dea, dee, del, dep, der, des, det, dey, dle, dlr, dpt, dry, dsp, dsr, dye, dys, ead, ear, eas, eat, edp, eds, eel, eer, ela, eld, els, elt, epa, era, erd, ere, ers, ert, esd, ese, esp, esr, est, eta, ety, eye, eyl, eyr, lad, lap, lar, las, lat, lay, lea, led, lee, lep, ler, les, let, ley, lsd, lst, ltd, ltr, lye, lys, pad, pal, par, pas, pat, pay, pdl, pea, ped, pee, pel, per, pes, pet, ply, pre, prs, pry, pst, pta, pte, pts, pty, pya, pye, pyr, rad, rap, ras, rat, ray, rea, red, ree, rel, rep, res, rld, rle, rly, rps, rpt, rte, rya, rye, sad, sal, sap, sar, sat, say, sea, sed, see, sel, sep, ser, set, sey, sla, sld, sle, slt, sly, spa, spl, spt, spy, sta, std, str, sty, sye, syl, syr, tad, tal, tap, tar, tas, tay, tdr, tea, ted, tee, tel, ter, tes, tlr, tpd, tps, tra, trp, trs, try, tsp, tye, typ, tyr, yad, yap, yar, yas, yat, yds, yea, yed, yee, yep, yer, yes, yet, yrs
Definitions for Desperately
[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 Desperately
desperatebadly, seriously, fiercely, greatly, dangerously, perilously, fearfully, shockingly, carelessly, dramatically, gravely, hysterically, appallingly
Words nearby Desperately
desperatedespairing, despatch, despeciation, despenser, desperado, desperate, desperation, despicable, despise, despite, despiteful
Origin of Desperately
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin dēspērātus, past participle of dēspērāre to despair; see -ate1
Words that may be confused with Desperately
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, desperatedesperate, disparate
Other words from Desperately
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 Desperately
C15: from Latin dēspērāre to have no hope; see despair
Synonyms for Desperately
badly, dangerously, fiercely, greatly, perilously, seriously, carelessly, dramatically, gravely, harmfully, hysterically, like crazy, like mad