/ Thesaurus / D Synonyms of desperately Find synonyms for: Adverb1. urgently, desperatelyusage: with great urgency; "health care reform is needed urgently"; "the soil desperately needed potash"2. desperatelyusage: in intense despair; "the child clung desperately to her mother"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: heifer Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language