Desperate and Heartened

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Desperate adjective - Feeling or showing no hope.

Usage example: desperate cancer patients who are vulnerable to the claims of unscrupulous quacks

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Heartened is an antonym for desperate.

Nearby Words: desperately, desperation

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Desperate is an antonym for heartened.

Nearby Word: heartening

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

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

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