Desperate
Desperate adjective - Feeling or showing no hope.
Eager and desperate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Eager" instead an adjective "Desperate".
Nearby Words: desperately, desperation
Both words in one sentence
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They're often eager, even desperate, to prove themselves, and they won't take it well if their attempt fails.
Source: Inferiority Superiority Complex -
Thomas seems like an eager and helpful Nice Guy at first, but becomes more and more of a desperate psychopath as he loses control over Angela.
Source: Film / P2 -
Thomas, the stalker/kidnapper, seems like an eager and helpful Nice Guy at first, but becomes more and more of a desperate psychopath as he loses control over Angela.
Source: Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
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Eager and Desperate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate/eager
Desperate & Eager. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate/eager>.
Eager or Desperate. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate/eager.
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