Desperately
Desperately adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong
Exceedingly and desperately are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Exceedingly" instead the word "Desperately" as an adverb or an adjective.
Nearby Words: desperate, desperation
Exceedingly
Exceedingly adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: the salesclerk was exceedingly patient with one customer who couldn't make up his mind
Desperately and exceedingly are semantically related. You can use "Desperately" instead the word "Exceedingly" as an adverb or an adjective.
Nearby Word: exceeding
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- very and desperately
- very and exceedingly
- greatly and desperately
- greatly and exceedingly
- extremely and desperately
- extremely and exceedingly
- badly and desperately
- badly and exceedingly
- wildly and desperately
- wildly and exceedingly
- highly and desperately
- highly and exceedingly
- exceptionally and desperately
- exceptionally and exceedingly
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