Desperate straits
Desperate straits noun - A state of extreme distress.
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Extremity and desperate straits are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Extremity" instead a noun phrase "Desperate straits".
Extremity
Extremity noun - A time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action.
Desperate straits and extremity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desperate straits" instead a noun "Extremity".
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- trouble and desperate straits
- trouble and extremity
- need and desperate straits
- need and extremity
- jam and desperate straits
- jam and extremity
- distress and desperate straits
- distress and extremity
- fix and desperate straits
- fix and extremity
- predicament and desperate straits
- predicament and extremity
- difficulty and desperate straits
- difficulty and extremity
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Extremity and Desperate straits. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate_straits/extremity
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