desperately

Meaning

1. In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly.
2. extremely

Synonyms

hopelessly

frantically

recklessly

despairingly

urgently

feelings

franticly

frightfully

heedlessly

helter-skelter

hysterically

incurably

in desperation

irretrievably

madly

precipitous

strongly

terribly

violently

wildly

for dear life

very hard

with all one’s strength

with utmost effort

with all one’s might

all-out effort

rush headlong

for one’s life

for one’s dear life

regardless of the consequences

awfully

abasedly

desperate

excessively

extreme

extremely

Translations

désespérément

verzweifelt

desesperadamente

desesperadamente

disperatamente

wanhopig

desesperadament

extrêmement

rücksichtslos

Verzweiflung

gewaltsam

wild

wütend

in Verzweiflung

temeràriament

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɛsp(ə)ɹətli/

Etymology

From desperate + -ly.