Desperately and Nominally

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Desperately adverb - To a great degree.

Usage example: all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong

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Nominally is an antonym for desperately.

Nearby Words: desperate, desperation

Nominally adverb - In a very small quantity or degree.

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Desperately is an antonym for nominally.

Nearby Words: nominal, nominalist, nominalism

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Desperately & Nominally. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperately/nominally>.

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