Desperation and Hope

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Desperation

Desperation noun - Utter loss of hope.
Usage example: during the famine her desperation drove her to do things she wouldn't have normally considered
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Hope is an antonym for desperation.
Nearby Words: desperate, desperately

Hope

Hope noun - The general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled.
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Desperation is an antonym for hope.
Nearby Words: hopeless, hopeful, hopelessness, hoping, hopefulness
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How words are described

human human desperation human hope
pure pure desperation pure hope
complete complete desperation complete hope
pitiful pitiful desperation pitiful hope
Other adjectives: wild, dangerous, little, absolute.

Both words in one sentence

  • Sadly, Season 3 gives us a severely downgraded Frank, who seems to have lost his Magnificence (aside from the occasional Hope Spot) for an out-of-character short temper, and a general tendency to act out of desperation.
    Source: Magnificent Bastard / Live-Action TV
Cite this Source
Hope and Desperation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperation/hope
Desperation & Hope. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperation/hope>.
Hope or Desperation. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperation/hope.

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