Desperate straits
Desperate straits noun - A state of extreme distress.
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Synonyms for Desperate straits
Tough break and desperate straits are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tough break" instead a noun phrase "Desperate straits".
Tough break
Desperate straits and tough break are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desperate straits" instead a noun phrase "Tough break".
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- trouble and desperate straits
- trouble and tough break
- need and desperate straits
- need and tough break
- jam and desperate straits
- jam and tough break
- distress and desperate straits
- distress and tough break
- difficulty and desperate straits
- difficulty and tough break
- scrape and desperate straits
- scrape and tough break
- danger and desperate straits
- danger and tough break
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Tough break and Desperate straits. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate_straits/tough_break
Desperate straits & Tough break. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate_straits/tough_break>.
Tough break or Desperate straits. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate_straits/tough_break.
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