Desperate straits
Desperate straits noun - A state of extreme distress.
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Synonyms for Desperate straits
Neediness and desperate straits are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Neediness" instead a noun phrase "Desperate straits".
Neediness
Neediness noun - The state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions.
Desperate straits and neediness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desperate straits" instead a noun "Neediness".
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- extremity and desperate straits
- extremity and neediness
- trouble and desperate straits
- trouble and neediness
- need and desperate straits
- need and neediness
- distress and desperate straits
- distress and neediness
- difficulty and desperate straits
- difficulty and neediness
- plight and desperate straits
- plight and neediness
- poverty and desperate straits
- poverty and neediness
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Neediness and Desperate straits. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate_straits/neediness
Desperate straits & Neediness. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate_straits/neediness>.
Neediness or Desperate straits. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate_straits/neediness.
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