Desperately and Slightly

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Desperately adverb - To a great degree.

Usage example: all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong

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Slightly is an antonym for desperately.

Nearby Words: desperate, desperation

Slightly adverb - By a very small margin.

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Desperately is an antonym for slightly.

Nearby Word: slight

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Slightly and Desperately. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperately/slightly

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

Slightly or Desperately. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperately/slightly.

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