Desperately

Synonyms of desperately

• urgently
• frantically
• earnestly

Antonyms of desperately

• casually
• calmly
• nonchalantly

Collocations of desperately

desperately need

Frequency: 70 %

She desperately needed help with her project.

desperately want

Frequency: 65 %

He desperately wanted to win the competition.

desperately seeking

Frequency: 60 %

The job seeker was desperately seeking employment.

desperately trying

Frequency: 50 %

He was desperately trying to finish his assignment before the deadline.

desperately lonely

Frequency: 45 %

After moving to a new city, she felt desperately lonely.

Idiomatic Expressions for desperately

• Phrase: desperately in need
  Meaning: to be in great need of something
  Usage: The refugees were desperately in need of food and shelter.