Desperate and Sprightful

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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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Sprightful is an antonym for desperate.

Nearby Words: desperately, desperation

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Desperate is an antonym for sprightful.

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

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