Despairingly
Despairingly adverb - With desperation.
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Synonyms for Despairingly
Plaintively and despairingly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plaintively" instead an adverb "Despairingly".
Plaintively
Plaintively adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: the man sighed plaintively as it became clear that he was getting nowhere with the officious bureacrat
Despairingly and plaintively are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Despairingly" instead an adverb "Plaintively".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- bitterly and despairingly
- bitterly and plaintively
- ruefully and despairingly
- ruefully and plaintively
- disconsolately and despairingly
- disconsolately and plaintively
- despondently and despairingly
- despondently and plaintively
- dispiritedly and despairingly
- dispiritedly and plaintively
- dejectedly and despairingly
- dejectedly and plaintively
- sadly and despairingly
- sadly and plaintively
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