Desperate and Loath

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Desperate adjective - Feeling or showing no hope.

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Loath is an antonym for desperate.

Nearby Words: desperately, desperation

Loath adjective - Slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty.

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Desperate is an antonym for loath.

Nearby Words: loathsome, loathing, loathed, loathly

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Loath and Desperate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate/loath

Desperate & Loath. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate/loath>.

Loath or Desperate. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate/loath.

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