Desperately
Desperately adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong
Severely is a synonym for desperately in seriously topic. In some cases you can use "Severely" instead an adverb "Desperately", when it comes to topics like gravely, horribly, ferociously.
Nearby Words: desperate, desperation
Severely
Severely adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: the rescued mountain climbers were severely dehydrated
Desperately is a synonym for severely in horribly topic. You can use "Desperately" instead an adverb "Severely", if it concerns topics such as ferociously.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- very and desperately
- very and severely
- greatly and desperately
- greatly and severely
- extremely and desperately
- extremely and severely
- hard and desperately
- hard and severely
- badly and desperately
- badly and severely
- wildly and desperately
- wildly and severely
- intensely and desperately
- intensely and severely
Both words in one sentence
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His family was severely impoverished and he desperately needed money to provide for them.
- The severely unstable Shrinking Violet and romance novelist Touko Fukawa desperately wants the rich, intelligent, and haughty Byakura Togami to be one for her.
Source: Bespectacled Bastard Boyfriend - However his body is severely numbed, so he can't really feel much of anything anymore, and ended up Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life before That Man gave him purpose.
Source: Sense Freak
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