Desperate
Desperate adjective - Feeling or showing no hope.
In danger and desperate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "In danger" instead an adjective "Desperate".
Nearby Words: desperately, desperation
In danger
Both terms in one sentence
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While Phoenix isn't a stranger to desperate floundering, the last time he was so desperate that he made wild claims, a kidnapped Maya's life was in danger.
Source: O.O.C. Is Serious Business -
Revealing to desperate, potentially dangerous men that she cracked most of the clues might have put her in danger.
Source: You Meddling Kids -
Amusingly enough, at one point, Frank is in danger, and Soma is desperate to get close enough to finish him off.
Source: Anime / Argento Soma
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In danger and Desperate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate/in_danger
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