DESPERATE

adj. 1 reckless, foolhardy, rash, impetuous, frantic, frenzied, panic-stricken Desperate measures are required in such a desperate situation 2 careless, hasty, devil-may-care, wild, mad, frenetic, furious They made a last desperate attack on the fort 3 anxious (for), craving, hungry (for), thirsty (for), needful (of), desirous (of), covetous (of), eager (for), longing or yearning (for), wishing (for), hoping (for), aching (for), pining (for) She is desperate for attention 4 urgent, pressing, compelling, serious, grave, acute, critical, crucial, great There is a desperate need for medicines at the disaster site 5 precarious, perilous, life-threatening, hazardous, dangerous, tenuous, hopeless, beyond hope or help Avalanches are making the climbers' situation even more desperate 6 at one's wits' end, forlorn, despairing, despondent, wretched, at the end of one's tether, frantic With no one to turn to for help, he was truly desperate