Synonyms: desperate
Definition: a person who is frightened and in need of help
Usage: they prey on the hopes of the desperate
Similar words: unfortunate, unfortunate person
Definition: a person who suffers misfortune
Definition: showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
Usage: made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber; the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war- G.C.Marshall; they took heroic measures to save his life
Similar words: courageous, brave
Definition: possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
Usage: Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring- Herman Melville; a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain- William Wordsworth; set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory
Definition: fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
Usage: a desperate illness; on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel- G.C.Marshall; a dire emergency
Similar words: critical
Definition: being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
Usage: a critical shortage of food; a critical illness; an illness at the critical stage
Synonyms: desperate
Definition: showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
Usage: felt a desperate urge to confess; a desperate need for recognition
Similar words: imperative
Definition: requiring attention or action
Usage: as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative; requests that grew more and more imperative
Synonyms: despairing, desperate
Definition: arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
Usage: a despairing view of the world situation; the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal; a desperate cry for help; helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether; her desperate screams
Similar words: hopeless
Definition: without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
Usage: in an agony of hopeless grief; with a hopeless sigh he sat down
Synonyms: do-or-die, desperate
Definition: desperately determined
Usage: do-or-die revolutionaries; a do-or-die conflict
Similar words: resolute
Definition: firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
Usage: stood resolute against the enemy; faced with a resolute opposition; a resolute and unshakeable faith
Synonyms: desperate
Definition: (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
Usage: a desperate criminal; taken hostage of desperate men
Similar words: dangerous, unsafe
Definition: involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
Usage: a dangerous criminal; a dangerous bridge; unemployment reached dangerous proportions