Desperately
Desperately adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong
Obviously and desperately are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obviously" instead an adverb "Desperately".
Nearby Words: desperate, desperation
Obviously
Obviously adverb - Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').
Desperately and obviously are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desperately" instead an adverb "Obviously".
Nearby Words: obvious, obviousness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- very and desperately
- very and obviously
- greatly and desperately
- greatly and obviously
- eminently and desperately
- eminently and obviously
- extremely and desperately
- extremely and obviously
- real and desperately
- real and obviously
- particularly and desperately
- particularly and obviously
- highly and desperately
- highly and obviously
Both words in one sentence
- The Clip Show "Yes, Virginia, There Is A Hercules" is quite obviously Leaning on the Fourth Wall, as it shows a production team desperately trying to do the show when Sorbo is suddenly unavailable.
Source: Reality Subtext - The writers obviously want us to view him as a sleazy backstabber desperately clinging his way back to the top.
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Between Akari being obviously not very enthusiastic and Akane doing her best to twist the knife, her students desperately try to cheer her up — with every attempt backfiring in some way.
Source: Birthday Episode
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