Desperate
Desperate adjective - Feeling or showing no hope.
Utter and desperate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Utter" instead an adjective "Desperate".
Nearby Words: desperately, desperation
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Jim Hacker, said minister, was often out-smarted by Sir Humphrey and managed to utter just a desperate snarky one-liner.
Source: World of Snark -
Her desperate pleas for mercy whilst being crushed by Beth Phoenix/Natalya and her utter devotion to Michelle McCool got her over with the fans.
Source: Wrestling / Layla -
Mood Whiplash: Paul having a fun time at dinner with Artemis and Paula is interspersed with the utter disaster that was the scenario with his friends dying and OL becoming more desperate.
Source: Fanfic / With This Ring
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Utter and Desperate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate/utter
Desperate & Utter. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate/utter>.
Utter or Desperate. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate/utter.
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