FOR DESPERATELY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FOR DESPERATELY?

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Associations of "For desperately" (30 Words)

acutely	Changing suddenly in direction and degree. An acutely inflamed gall bladder.
adhere	Believe in and follow the practices of. I do not adhere to any organized religion.
appeal	Make a serious, urgent, or heartfelt request. An appeal for help.
asking	The verbal act of requesting.
beg	Acquire food or money from someone by begging. Beg the question.
beseech	Ask for or request earnestly. They beseeched him to stay.
cadge	A padded wooden frame on which hooded hawks are carried to the field. He cadged fivers off old school friends.
cling	A clingstone peach. The fish cling to the line of the weed.
despair	Abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart. One harsh word would send her into the depths of despair.
entreat	Ask earnestly or anxiously for (something. The King I fear hath ill entreated her.
entreaty	Earnest or urgent request. An entreaty to stop the fighting.
exhortation	The act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion. No amount of exhortation had any effect.
frustration	The feeling of being upset or annoyed as a result of being unable to change or achieve something. The inherent frustrations of assembly line work.
implore	Beg earnestly for. Please don t talk that way Ellen implored.
invitation	A tempting allurement. A herb garden where guests can only go at the invitation of the chef.
keen	Interested in or attracted by (someone or something. Ear splitting explosive bursts keen and sharp.
lamentation	A cry of sorrow and grief. Scenes of lamentation.
petition	Write a petition for something to somebody request formally and in writing. The custodial parent petitioned the court for payment of the arrears.
plea	A formal statement by or on behalf of a defendant or prisoner, stating guilt or innocence in response to a charge, offering an allegation of fact, or claiming that a point of law should apply. He changed his plea to not guilty.
plead	Make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts. She pleaded not guilty.
please	Used in polite requests or questions. Rita please people are looking.
request	A tune or song played on a radio programme typically accompanied by a personal message in response to a listener s request. The letter requested him to report to London.
sharply	With a sharp or steeply tapering edge or point. Sharply delineated images.
solicit	Make a solicitation or entreaty for something request urgently or persistently. Historians and critics are solicited for opinions by the auction houses.
solicitation	The act of accosting someone and offering one’s or someone else’s services as a prostitute. He was a regular target for solicitation of funds.
sorrow	An event or circumstance that causes sorrow. He tried to express his sorrow at her loss.
suppliant	One praying humbly for something. A suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness.
supplicant	Someone who prays to God. Supplicants prostrate themselves on the floor.
supplicate	Ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer. The plutocracy supplicated to be made peers.
woo	Make amorous advances towards. Pop stars are being wooed by film companies eager to sign them up.