Desperately and Just

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Desperately adverb - To a great degree.

Usage example: all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong

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Just is an antonym for desperately.

Nearby Words: desperate, desperation

Just adverb - In the same manner.

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Desperately is an antonym for just.

Nearby Words: justing, justed

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Just and Desperately. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperately/just

Desperately & Just. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperately/just>.

Just or Desperately. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperately/just.

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