desperation
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Sense: Hopelessness
Synonyms:
despair Collocations, distress Collocations, despondency, depression Collocations, discomfort Collocations, dejection, distraction Collocations, desolation, disconsolateness, anxiety Collocations, dread Collocations, panic Collocations, anguish Collocations, agony, melancholy, grief Collocations, worry Collocations, trouble Collocations, pain Collocations, torture, pang, heartache, concern Collocations, misery Collocations, urgency, gravity, desperateness, exigency, fear Collocations, gloom Collocations, necessity Collocations, hopelessness, helplessness, gloominess, woe Collocations, unhappiness, the blues , defeatism, pessimism
Antonyms:
Sense: Rashness
Synonyms:
frenzy Collocations, recklessness, foolhardiness, carelessness, rashness, wildness, desperate measures, heedlessness, madness Collocations, impetuosity
Antonyms:
confidence Collocations, cautiousness, calm Collocations, carefulness, security Collocations, certainty Collocations