Desperate and Irresolute

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Desperate adjective - Feeling or showing no hope.

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Irresolute is an antonym for desperate.

Nearby Words: desperately, desperation

Irresolute adjective - Uncertain how to act or proceed.

Usage example: the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute

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Desperate is an antonym for irresolute.

Nearby Words: irresolution, irresolutely

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Irresolute and Desperate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate/irresolute

Desperate & Irresolute. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate/irresolute>.

Irresolute or Desperate. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate/irresolute.

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