Desperate and Harmless

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Desperate adjective - Feeling or showing no hope.

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Harmless is an antonym for desperate.

Nearby Words: desperately, desperation

Harmless adjective - Not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt.

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Desperate is an antonym for harmless.

Nearby Words: harm, harmful, harmlessly

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Harmless and Desperate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate/harmless

Desperate & Harmless. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate/harmless>.

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