Desperately
Desperately adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong
Notably and desperately are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Notably" instead an adverb "Desperately".
Nearby Words: desperate, desperation
Notably
Notably adverb - In regard to something mentioned explicitly or in detail.
Desperately and notably are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desperately" instead an adverb "Notably".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- much and desperately
- much and notably
- very and desperately
- very and notably
- greatly and desperately
- greatly and notably
- eminently and desperately
- eminently and notably
- uncommonly and desperately
- uncommonly and notably
- extremely and desperately
- extremely and notably
- particularly and desperately
- particularly and notably
Both words in one sentence
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Pavle desperately tried to placate the nationalist unrest in his country, most notably by allowing the Croats an autonomous region.
Source: Useful Notes / Yugoslavia -
Most notably in Car Robots/Robots in Disguise, where the desperately unlucky Kelly often winds up in the crossfire between the Autobots and Predacons.
Source: Invisible to Normals -
Notably, both are described as "desperately wishing someone would offer help, but too scared to ask".
Source: Stoic Woobie
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