desperate

Indicates the reason or subject of desperation.

To a high degree.

Genuinely or truly desperate.

To a very high degree.

Completely and without qualification.

Genuinely or sincerely desperate.

Completely and totally.

Becoming more and more desperate over time.

Very nearly desperate.

Slightly or somewhat desperate.

To a small degree.

To a moderate degree.

Indicates a state of being desperate.

Indicates an internal feeling of desperation.

To have an appearance of being desperate.

To give the impression of being desperate.

To begin to be in a state of desperation (more informal).

To sound as if one is desperate.

To begin to be in a state of desperation.

To cause someone to become desperate.