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What is another word for
desperate
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Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with
(
of a situation
)
Dangerously insecure or unstable
Done as a last resort or in desperation
Requiring immediate attention
In dire need of something
Inclined to behave in a reckless or outrageous manner
Being at one's lowest point with nothing to lose
Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried
Extremely angry, full of rage
Significant or extreme in degree or intensity
Extremely or frighteningly bad or serious
Very poor or bad in standard or quality
Requiring a desperate effort to avoid disaster or failure
Predisposed to having, or characterized by, bad luck
Horrifyingly wicked, evil or violent
Appearing worn or harassed as if one is being pursued
(
of a hope
)
Sincere, but unlikely to be fulfilled
Overly attached to, or possessive of, someone
Determined or rigorous in one's application towards a goal or aim
Significant or extreme in degree or intensity
Having an earnest or desperate characteristic
Demonstrating a strict and uncompromising approach
Completely overcome or helpless, especially with distress or exhaustion
Intimidating or aggressive in nature
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Adjective
▲
Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with
despairing
hopeless
forlorn
wretched
demoralised
UK
demoralized
US
anguished
despondent
disconsolate
desolate
discouraged
disheartened
distressed
downcast
miserable
resigned
abject
defeatist
dejected
devastated
distraught
dolorous
downhearted
fraught
inconsolable
pessimistic
suicidal
overcome
sad
in despair
at the end of your tether
at wits' end
depressed
gloomy
dismal
melancholic
heartbroken
blue
melancholy
oppressed
brokenhearted
bleak
downbeat
woebegone
morose
upset
pained
weary
sunk
negative
discouraging
broken-hearted
grief-stricken
in pain
long-suffering
helpless
tragic
doomed
unmitigable
unfortunate
mournful
sorrowing
sorry
cheerless
unhappy
dreary
without hope
up the creek
down in the dumps
in the pits
shot down
unoptimistic
morbid
funereal
sombre
UK
saddening
comfortless
grim
heartbreaking
drear
teary
heartrending
somber
US
tearful
unhopeful
defeated
glum
down
crestfallen
doleful
sorrowful
low
woeful
dispirited
joyless
saddened
heartsick
heavyhearted
heartsore
droopy
hangdog
bad
disheartening
unpropitious
dark
unpromising
unencouraging
depressing
inauspicious
grieving
mourning
cynical
Eeyorish
anxious
griefstricken
damp
low-spirited
cast down
in low spirits
bummed-out
all torn up
in a blue funk
down in the mouth
cast-down
sick as a parrot
in the dumps
weighed down
at end of one's rope
nowhere to go
heavy-hearted
disappointed
fed up
lugubrious
hurting
crushed
moody
troubled
afflicted
spiritless
chap-fallen
sullen
bummed out
rueful
choked
dragged
weeping
in the doldrums
hurt
chapfallen
cut up
dismayed
bereaved
long-faced
destroyed
down and out
cheesed off
gutted
agonized
US
weepy
mirthless
grieved
tormented
brassed off
out of sorts
agonised
UK
piteous
lachrymose
wistful
tristful
down-hearted
pitiful
perturbed
suffering
bothered
emotional
regretful
broken
daunted
dull
let down
shaken
bitter
taken down
dolent
bleeding
solemn
crummy
saturnine
subdued
displeased
disillusioned
distressing
discontented
plaintive
singing the blues
dolesome
wailing
sapped
pensive
concerned
traumatized
US
bewailing
dour
bemoaning
overwhelmed
disconcerted
black
tortured
ripped
aching
dysphoric
traumatised
UK
aggrieved
ruthful
listless
very sad
irked
in tears
sick at heart
heavy with grief
torn up
overcome with sorrow
on a downer
pathetic
plangent
pitiable
disgruntled
mopey
bereft
grievous
disenchanted
lamenting
grumpy
unnerved
painful
cowed
disturbed
flat
discombobulated
uptight
heart-rending
elegiac
bugged
shook
depressive
unsatisfied
disquieted
antsy
sunk in gloom
wounded
deeply saddened
hapless
in grief
in doldrums
shook up
shattered
angst-ridden
low-down
gray
US
grey
UK
in sorrow
in mourning
low in spirits
full of sorrow
in the toilet
sulky
bowed down
worried
lamentable
with a long face
deploring
abashed
sheepish
shamefaced
intimidated
lorn
enervated
funeral
deterred
dissatisfied
deflated
sepulchral
dashed
unconsolable
dirgeful
adust
heavy
crabbed
mopish
broody
thrown
vexed
agitated
discomposed
ruffled
frustrated
discomfited
racked
lonesome
lonely
harassed
wrecked
discountenanced
flustered
aflutter
plagued
down-in-the-mouth
chagrined
miffed
extremely saddened
sorry for yourself
aghast
beaten
haunted
spooked
harrowed
calamitous
worsted
vanquished
baulked
UK
objecting
balked
US
unenthusiastic
jumpy
persecuted
unglued
in a funk
deeply regretful
very regretful
strung out
let-down
not happy
down in dumps
elegiacal
triste
languid
in a stew
racked with suffering
in a tizzy
racked with pain
languorous
burnt
sore
burned
contused
undermined
mopy
angry
annoyed
cross
heart-sick
discontent
nostalgic
drained
companionless
ashamed
emo
humorless
US
threnodic
uncomfortable
humourless
UK
churlish
prostrate with grief
unmanned
browbeaten
empty
devitalized
luckless
sick
unable to be comforted
unable to be consoled
depressant
godforsaken
beside oneself with grief
moving
agonizing
US
cowering
strained
affecting
guilty
humiliated
lowered
bowed
dirge-like
stirring
poor
worthless
ailing
surly
moping
ugly
off
sluggish
repining
torn-up
agonising
UK
conscience-stricken
guilty-looking
reflective
feeling low
brooding
feel-bad
taken aback
atrabilious
clouded
dampened
drooping
sagging
down in mouth
uneasy
shot-down
feeling down
full of gloom
sobbing
bummed
sour
powerless
downtrodden
blubbering
mortified
ticked off
teed off
browned off
peed off
destitute
pining
down-and-out
crying
languished
having the blahs
crabby
having blue devils
whimpering
dire
unenthused
unconfident
beat
blue funk
looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny
snivelling
UK
larmoyant
maudlin
regrettable
burdened
sniveling
US
harrowing
deplorable
afflictive
put off
close to tears
beat-down
come-apart
caved-in
down-in-mouth
nervous
on the verge of tears
lacking in confidence
lacking in enthusiasm
having lost heart
in floods of tears
with cold feet
lost momentum
with tears in your eyes
in blue funk
gone to pieces
worrying
more ❯
“I could not help but feel pity at the
desperate
nature of his plea for help.”
Adjective
▲
(
of a situation
)
Dangerously insecure or unstable
grave
serious
critical
dangerous
dire
acute
calamitous
dreadful
hazardous
perilous
precarious
risky
appalling
awful
deplorable
frightful
hopeless
intolerable
lamentable
parlous
terrible
lousy
outrageous
poor
sorry
chronic
irredeemable
irretrievable
very bad
unsafe
threatening
hairy
vulnerable
chancy
dicey
uncertain
exposed
insecure
treacherous
grievous
menacing
problematic
difficult
jeopardizing
US
unsound
unstable
shaky
ticklish
gnarly
touchy
terrifying
dynamite
jeopardising
UK
fraught with danger
touch-and-go
at risk
delicate
unhealthy
unsure
venturesome
wicked
unsteady
loaded
in danger
in jeopardy
on thin ice
playing with fire
Russian roulette
rocky
extreme
rugged
death-defying
more ❯
“This is a
desperate
situation that requires urgent action.”
Adjective
▲
Done as a last resort or in desperation
last-ditch
final
last-chance
all-out
do-or-die
eleventh-hour
frantic
frenzied
last-gasp
last-minute
last-resort
wild
Hail Mary
last
extreme
one last
“It was the
desperate
act of a person in the throes of trying to save his floundering business.”
Adjective
▲
Requiring immediate attention
critical
grave
great
serious
urgent
acute
drastic
extreme
pressing
crucial
dire
compelling
crying
severe
vital
exigent
climacteric
fierce
furious
intense
vehement
vicious
very grave
imperative
burning
importunate
imperious
necessitous
parlous
clamant
emergent
life-and-death
precarious
terrible
profound
instant
important
perilous
hazardous
alarming
dreadful
essential
sore
life-threatening
awful
egregious
decisive
bad
all-important
weighty
fundamental
dangerous
high priority
high-priority
risky
distressing
very bad
afflictive
peracute
key
emergency
paramount
clamorous
touch-and-go
significant
consequential
momentous
very great
now or never
top-priority
portentous
immoderate
appalling
woeful
grievous
demanding attention
worrying
frightful
rush
catastrophic
ruinous
uncertain
exacting
clamoring
US
clamouring
UK
chancy
dicey
hairy
iffy
dodgy
in the balance
necessary
heavy
integral
immediate
impelling
pivotal
leading
required
primary
capital
driving
indispensable
principal
foremost
demanded
chief
testing
deciding
pre-eminent
trying
searching
settling
determining
called-for
time-critical
of the utmost importance
of the essence
life and death
must-have
of great consequence
big
psychological
influential
major
central
epoch-making
historic
far-reaching
hanging by thread
touchy
insistent
on thin ice
climatic
showdown
requisite
needed
mandatory
needful
vitally important
cardinal
prerequisite
compulsory
obligatory
called for
overriding
prime
meaningful
basic
earth-shattering
considerable
top
premier
predominant
supreme
dominant
priority
prioritized
US
prioritised
UK
arch
main
preeminent
very important
substantive
intrinsic
core
all important
life-or-death
fateful
nontrivial
nonnegligible
unneglectable
high
first
greatest
highest
focal
constitutive
radical
master
nitty-gritty
grand
determinative
ruling
meat-and-potatoes
binding
primal
bottom-line
world-shaking
quintessential
much needed
outstanding
time-dependent
time-sensitive
crisis
solemn
extraordinary
invaluable
crash
basal
strategic
best
pertinent
prevalent
relevant
unignorable
unforgettable
active
controversial
fatal
current
topical
head
uppermost
contemporary
mission-critical
business-critical
real
lively
underlined
live
overruling
high-level
maximum
big thing
of interest
climactic
apocalyptic
name-of-the-game
coal-and-ice
elevated
earth-shaking
special
commanding
appropriate
inherent
rudimentary
innate
prominent
particular
expedient
wanted
desired
preferred
proper
de rigueur
incumbent on
name of game
specified
elementary
recommended
forced
prevailing
overbearing
prior
sovereign
elemental
salient
life-saving
peremptory
nonelective
staple
controlling
overmastering
world-shattering
life or death
involuntary
star
sovran
stellar
No. 1
number one
numero uno
of vital importance
extremely important
of great moment
material
substantial
unavoidable
eventful
monumental
inescapable
much
earthshaking
incumbent
tectonic
heavyweight
of moment
of great import
no joke
of great importance
no laughing matter
of significance
no-nonsense
of consequence
big deal
most important
most prominent
more ❯
“Steps must be taken to get food to people in
desperate
need.”
Adjective
▲
In dire need of something
eager
hungry
longing
yearning
aching
craving
dying
enthusiastic
keen
lacking
raring
thirsty
wanting
desirous
impatient
itching
thirsting
urgently requiring
bursting
crying out
in great need of
in want of
keen as mustard
up for it
in urgent need
excited
burning
gasping
ardent
avid
enthused
anxious
pumped
agog
crazy
voracious
wild
antsy
solicitous
athirst
stoked
juiced
geeked
hot
nuts
great
greedy
willing
ready
psyched
gagging
game
impetuous
refreshed
revitalised
UK
revitalized
US
hopped-up
gung ho
hepped up
full of enthusiasm
champing at the bit
chomping at the bit
chafing at the bit
in a hurry
psyched up
passionate
zealous
hankering
intent
appetent
pining
fanatical
fervent
desiring
ambitious
vehement
dedicated
wholehearted
interested
breathless
spirited
wishing
lively
mad keen
animated
keyed up
hopeful
fervid
devoted
restless
wishful
earnest
ready and willing
intense
thrilled
raring to go
committed
energetic
hoping
inclined
as keen as mustard
fired up
ebullient
on tenterhooks
dying to
determined
motivated
vivacious
desirous of
exhilarated
driven
hot to trot
obsessed
mad
rarin' to go
stimulated
stirred
aroused
inspired
moved
assiduous
itchy
diligent
covetous
intent on
feverish
expectant
prepared
disposed
amenable
in suspense
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
beside oneself
worked up
impassioned
exuberant
waiting with bated breath
on fire
sprightly
perfervid
industrious
pleased
animate
titillated
grasping
conscientious
warmblooded
acquisitive
zestful
insatiable
high-spirited
charged
high
nutty
potty
itching for
daft
very keen on
dying for
delighted
set on
bent on
warm
hearty
minded
awakened
all agog
gone on
keen on
restive
up
ready for
set
on the edge of your seat
pumped up
hankering after
active
on pins and needles
juiced up
geared up
in the mood
up for
cranked up
of a mind
uncontrollable
approving
compulsive
edgy
striving
enamoured
UK
nervous
overwrought
dizzy
fierce
very keen
chafing
straining
curious
very enthusiastic
vigorous
enthralled
atingle
enamored
US
touched
electrified
elated
panting
anticipatory
aggressive
proactive
bullish
banzai
rabid
lusting
spoiling
cottonmouthed
sapless
juiceless
ripe
heated
inquisitive
fiery
dynamic
straining at the leash
all a-gog
take-charge
can-do
bone-dry
fascinated
passional
ravenous
consumed with desire
extremely enthusiastic
atremble
aquiver
frantic
raving
frenzied
uproarious
hysterical
delirious
rhapsodic
aflame
wacky
forceful
tantalized
US
concerned
afire
unqualified
hung up
habitual
happy
unreluctant
engaged
diehard
glad
predatious
partial to
crazy for
wild for
anticipating
dry as dust
fain
self-starting
gaga
tantalised
UK
bugged
zesty
rapacious
unsatisfied
intemperate
unfilled
insatiate
untrammeled
US
tumultuous
untrammelled
UK
unrestrained
turnt
red-hot
gotta have
dotty
nutso
in a frenzy
enamored of
UK
spoiling for
on for
favourably inclined
pysched up
with an appetite
covetous of
lusting after
with a yen
in need of
very excited
infatuated with
burning with excitement
full of beans
enamoured of
US
alert
smitten with
devoted to
jumping up and down
anticipative
expecting
hot for
in love with
hooked on
with bated breath
predisposed
amorous
aspiring
lustful
envious
ready to
feeling like
keen to
willing to
of a mind to
disposed to
in the right frame of mind to
eager to
wanting to
in the right frame of mind for
enthusiastic about
inclined to
minded to
interested in
game for
longing for
hoping for
anxious for
yearning for
eager for
ambitious for
aspiring to
willing for
avid for
aspiring towards
keen for
hopeful for
thirsty for
craving for
greedy for
ravening for
wishing for
hungry for
turned on
more ❯
“She was
desperate
to start a family.”
Adjective
▲
Inclined to behave in a reckless or outrageous manner
dangerous
rash
violent
foolhardy
hasty
hazardous
risky
daring
impetuous
wild
frantic
furious
reckless
audacious
incautious
lawless
madcap
precipitate
determined
headstrong
anxious
bold
headlong
heinous
monstrous
scandalous
atrocious
careless
distracted
shocking
venturesome
worried
death-defying
devil-may-care
imprudent
impulsive
heedless
daredevil
precipitous
hare-brained
ill-advised
thoughtless
injudicious
unwise
overhasty
irresponsible
brash
foolish
adventurous
temerarious
venturous
adventuresome
unheeding
silly
overbold
harebrained
stupid
unsafe
mad
over-adventurous
over-venturesome
hell-for-leather
harum-scarum
death-or-glory
unthinking
ill-considered
indiscreet
unconsidered
misguided
hotheaded
negligent
improvident
hot-headed
inconsiderate
unwary
ill-judged
unguarded
impolitic
brave
overconfident
courageous
inadvisable
intrepid
gutsy
inexpedient
hurried
kamikaze
tactless
spur-of-the-moment
fearless
inappropriate
enterprising
sudden
dashing
precipitant
undiplomatic
nervy
premature
hardy
unthought-out
short-sighted
nerved
frivolous
valiant
emboldened
heroic
ballsy
carefree
dauntless
valorous
undaunted
rushed
free-swinging
plucky
ill-conceived
irrational
regardless
unafraid
indelicate
inattentive
spunky
slapdash
abrupt
mindless
helter-skelter
passionate
undesirable
cursory
fast and loose
unflinching
uncareful
gadarene
spirited
flying
capricious
doughty
abandoned
stalwart
stout
confident
offhand
gutty
jumping to conclusions
exciting
wrong-headed
drive-by
out of control
graceless
immature
pell-mell
erratic
spontaneous
ill-thought-out
unpremeditated
decadent
risk-taking
macho
flighty
lionhearted
casual
gritty
immoderate
fast
extravagant
manful
stouthearted
game
inadvertent
heroical
greathearted
undauntable
resolute
shameless
playing with fire
reactive
wanton
senseless
intemperate
profligate
brazen
unrestrained
knee-jerk
crazy
gallant
tearaway
scatty
breakneck
fiery
frenzied
insuppressible
impromptu
impractical
unplanned
haphazard
unsuitable
mettlesome
giddy
unadvisable
wrong
improper
cavalier
unexpected
swift
high-risk
quick
temeritous
uncaring
uncontrolled
untimely
blithe
indifferent
unshrinking
pushy
previous
positive
swashbuckling
maladroit
remiss
careless of
decisive
assured
extreme
life-threatening
badly thought out
not thought through
have-a-go
unobservant
aweless
feisty
lion-hearted
fast-paced
neglectful
unpolitic
unwatchful
unmindful
self-indulgent
self-gratifying
salacious
licentious
unconstrained
slack
ad hoc
gadabout
louche
carnal
corrupt
harsh
unseemly
suicidal
lackadaisical
overventuresome
unsmart
unintelligent
daft
unsympathetic
witless
self-destructive
crackpot
insouciant
misconceived
crackbrained
wacky
disadvantageous
tiger
prejudicial
harmful
detrimental
damaging
dumb
aggressive
sturdy
inopportune
futile
unsensible
pointless
unadvised
unrecommended
unthoughtful
disregardful
irreflective
inane
unsound
sloppy
bull-in-a-china-shop
unduly quick
inept
undiscerning
unperceptive
uncircumspect
peppy
without regard
exploratory
naive
ill-timed
overindulgent
dissipative
debauched
dareful
thrilling
not recommended
spur of the moment
fly-by-night
badly planned
unconscious
childish
thrill-seeking
scatterbrained
asleep at the switch
out to lunch
careless of one's duty
dotty
romping
dippy
divvy
disorderly
unfortunate
inconstant
leaving self wide open
off the deep end
extemporaneous
instinctive
snap
eager
ardent
unfearful
impassioned
vehement
unreasoned
staunch
unreflecting
involuntary
whimsical
intuitive
uninhibited
firm
fervid
subitaneous
restive
light-minded
bantam
assuming
forward
herolike
fortitudinous
emotional
unprompted
freakish
unrepressed
stout-hearted
perilous
chin-up
rock-ribbed
unpredictable
going off deep end
hectic
superficial
automatic
unmeditated
perfunctory
speedy
off-guard
forgetful
lax
unalert
uncautious
wary
unvigilant
ad-lib
jumping the gun
winging it
precarious
caught napping
asleep at the wheel
leading with one's chin
off guard
pay no mind
fast-and-loose
sticking one's neck out
not careful
any old way
asleep on the job
foot-in-mouth
dicey
uncertain
parlous
jeopardous
heedless of
paying no heed to
inattentive to
neglectful of
blind to
unheeding of
regardless of
taking no notice of
disregardful of
unconscious of
deaf to
not paying attention
oblivious to
prodigal
wasteful
gratuitous
unreserved
undisciplined
dynamic
ungoverned
uncurbed
go-ahead
more ❯
“Even so much as the sight of loose change could induce a
desperate
criminal to break the law.”
Adjective
▲
Being at one's lowest point with nothing to lose
gone
hard up
do-or-die
death-or-glory
in the soup
in the toilet
running out of time
up against it
up the creek
back to the wall
dead duck
at end of one's rope
at the end of your tether
in a no-win position
“He was
desperate
, starving for food, and would stop at nothing to get some nourishment.”
Adjective
▲
Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried
distraught
distressed
agitated
anxious
frantic
upset
hysterical
frenzied
distracted
overwrought
worried
bothered
troubled
mad
delirious
wild
disturbed
perturbed
rattled
discomposed
flustered
crazed
overcome
crazy
fraught
concerned
raving
distrait
confused
devastated
hysteric
deranged
tormented
muddled
unglued
shattered
nuts
thrown
unscrewed
unzipped
harassed
verklempt
pained
addled
nonplussed
beside oneself
worked up
shook up
in a state
swivel-eyed
panic-stricken
worked-up
in a panic
wrought-up
beside yourself
very upset
out of your mind
out of one's mind
at the end of your tether
like a chicken with its head cut off
excited
wound up
hectic
uptight
wired
nervous
panicky
emotional
frenetic
tense
stressed
keyed up
in a tizzy
hyper
adrenalized
heated
overactive
het up
feverish
high-strung
unhinged
restless
panic-struck
jittery
nervy
edgy
uneasy
fidgety
apprehensive
twitchy
jumpy
unnerved
furious
overexcited
rabid
fierce
maniacal
violent
hot under the collar
uncontrolled
berserk
stressy
ferocious
on edge
demented
insane
hot and bothered
consumed
fevered
hyperactive
obsessive
in a flap
impatient
having kittens
unbalanced
flipped out
in a cold sweat
in a flat spin
at wits' end
carried away
antsy
undone
fearful
energetic
flushed
startled
annoyed
frightened
scared
terrified
flurried
intense
alarmed
unsettled
skittish
shocked
daunted
aquiver
aflutter
manic
fervid
unreluctant
irrational
flighty
enthusiastic
hassled
dismayed
febrile
unquiet
ill at ease
dithery
hyped-up
afire
atingle
hyperexcited
emotive
zealous
disconcerted
ruffled
provoked
fanatical
in a frenzy
not knowing what to do with oneself
out of one's wit
zipped up
hot
juiced up
unrestrained
strung-up
hag-ridden
tearing one's hair out
emotionally charged
on tenterhooks
exciting
busy
like one possessed
overstrung
overwhelmed
raging
excitable
berko
neurotic
corybantic
stirred
angry
weird
zonkers
touchy
high
affected
strung out
out of control
strung up
in a tizz
in a twitter
highly strung
wigged out
under a strain
strung-out
freaked-out
wound-up
keyed-up
fired-up
hot-and-bothered
weirded out
last-minute
throwing a wobbly
steamed up
freaked out
spazzed out
all shook up
hot under collar
in a stew
fiery
passionate
tumultuous
turbulent
chaotic
lively
boisterous
vehement
convulsive
ardent
bustling
animated
fast and furious
tempestuous
flaming
shaken
explosive
inflamed
hot-blooded
vibrant
fervent
uncontrollable
buzzing
impassioned
blazing
keen
perfervid
passional
stormy
wholehearted
incensed
spirited
profound
stirring
vivacious
fuming
brisk
rousing
zoolike
melodramatic
burning
maniac
volcanic
cyclonic
impetuous
paroxysmal
fazed
disordered
uninhibited
festive
eager
crowded
irascible
riotous
deep
unbridled
torrid
dynamic
volatile
charged
overpowering
demonstrative
aroused
forceful
heartfelt
seething
incandescent
temperamental
religious
active
earnest
hotheaded
superheated
glowing
oversensitive
snappy
sensitive
quarrelsome
querulous
pettish
fractious
hypersensitive
petulant
humming
zestful
urgent
mercurial
extreme
hammer and tongs
fired up
irritable
powerful
easily offended
knock-down-and-drag-out
happening
alive
kinetic
buzzy
thriving
zesty
full of life
go-go
peppy
astir
flourishing
electrifying
merry
blood-and-guts
hot-headed
in a lather
peppery
dramatic
choleric
bang-bang
quick-tempered
abubble
full of activity
abuzz
aboil
infuriated
testy
enraged
hottempered
mean
hot-tempered
deep-seated
red-hot
warm-blooded
all of a dither
steamed-up
on fire
in a dither
phrenetic
rough
confusing
demonic
abandoned
pestered
erratic
panicked
struck
overawed
stunned
incredulous
ebullient
full-on
overwhelming
worried sick
shaky
overpowered
deep-rooted
cataclysmal
cataclysmic
intemperate
spooked
horrified
petrified
lunatic
aggressive
unchecked
unruly
discombobulated
stir-crazy
in a fluster
in a tiz-woz
destroyed
unconstrained
immoderate
uncurbed
unrepressed
having cabin fever
mentally unsettled
savage
inspired
vivid
babbling
bewildered
sincere
blind
unreasonable
flipped
incoherent
stirred up
ablaze
hurt
aberrant
irrepressible
moving
mushy
overemotional
sentimental
romantic
touching
disquieted
rampant
hallucinating
rambling
disarranged
lightheaded
deviant
hallucinatory
deviate
blustering
grieved
spasmodic
off your head
maddened
full-hearted
unrestrainable
ungovernable
discountenanced
gutted
choked
sad
rampageous
concentrated
excessive
intensified
possessed
light-headed
from the heart
white-hot
starry-eyed
out of one's head
out of one's skull
vexed
inconvenienced
unhappy
irked
saddened
irritated
avid
agog
enthused
offended
insecure
angered
disappointed
atwitter
queasy
queazy
fretted
pumped
raring
desirous
exhilarated
stoked
low
driven to distraction
flurrying
in a fit
out of one's wits
flustering
hinky
blue
goosey
wounded
thirsty
athirst
rumbustious
nutsy
madhouse
woolly
UK
wooly
US
jungle
hassle
put out
hung up
cut up
in disorder
amazed
geeked
hungry
juiced
voracious
solicitous
uproarious
warm
come apart
psyched out
bummed out
broken up
at sixes and sevens
all torn up
rip-roaring
potty
daft
untrammeled
US
untrammelled
UK
very busy
very active
teeming
like Piccadilly Circus
hell broke loose
very excited
hepped up
jumping up and down
hopped-up
gung ho
packed
strong
consuming
vigorous
heaving
acute
all-consuming
full to bursting
jam-packed
bursting at the seams
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Extremely angry, full of rage
furious
angry
enraged
incensed
irate
mad
infuriated
livid
fuming
indignant
wrathful
riled
outraged
angered
ireful
rabid
choleric
apoplectic
rankled
ballistic
sore
inflamed
ticked
shirty
roiled
foaming
enflamed
hot
cross
frenzied
steaming
infuriate
wild
riley
wroth
hopping
raging
frantic
seething
incandescent
raving
upset
boiling
maddened
tooshie
choked
crazed
ropeable
ranting
crook
aerated
snaky
insane
demented
steamed
soreheaded
vex
irrational
hacked
corybantic
maniac
bent
unreasonable
smoking
steamed up
teed off
cheesed off
hopping mad
horn-mad
hot under the collar
beside oneself
bent out of shape
up in arms
in a temper
very angry
fit to be tied
foaming at the mouth
on the warpath
in high dudgeon
in a frenzy
beside yourself
browned off
in a lather
as cross as two sticks
in a paddy
raving mad
up the wall
in a bate
bummed out
extremely angry
violent
vehement
fierce
rage
going crook
in a huff
blue in the face
in a fume
in a pet
in a towering rage
irritated
exasperated
annoyed
vexed
piqued
irked
resentful
aggravated
provoked
peeved
miffed
displeased
nettled
aggrieved
ticked off
disgruntled
narked
huffy
galled
hacked off
put out
bothered
offended
peed off
off the air
eggy
fed up
worked up
frustrated
seeing red
agitated
troubled
testy
ruffled
brassed off
not best pleased
affronted
perturbed
ratty
waxy
bitter
wound up
dissatisfied
miffy
disturbed
hostile
flustered
snuffy
heated
scunnered
wrath
spare
ill-humored
US
discontented
acrimonious
hurt
antagonized
US
ill-humoured
UK
in a bad mood
harassed
antagonised
UK
in a rage
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
hot-tempered
boiling mad
irascible
chafed
hoha
distressed
roused
afflicted
with all guns blazing
harried
dark
antagonistic
stroppy
gnashing one's teeth
burned up
raging mad
at boiling point
hot and bothered
pained
berserk
sour
surly
irritable
crabby
disgusted
flaming
ferocious
uptight
embittered
bugged
overheated
black
impatient
splenetic
dirty
filthy
worried
sulky
tormented
scandalized
US
unglued
scandalised
UK
shocked
unhappy
storming
passionate
fretted
flaming mad
blazing mad
het up
at daggers drawn
all steamed up
overcome with anger
beside yourself with rage
out of humour
blown a gasket
pushed too far
in a filthy temper
fiery
hateful
insulted
blazing
dishonored
US
slighted
humiliated
sombre
UK
sullen
somber
US
crazy
radge
umbrageous
dishonoured
UK
anxious
impassioned
rousted
crackers
as black as thunder
dogged
buffaloed
disappointed
in an uproar
out of control
very upset
grouchy
touchy
hassled
festering
fevered
chagrined
scornful
p.o.'d
incited
scalded
blistered
aroused
burnt
burned
bloodshot
prickly
grumpy
snappy
snitty
in a wax
disheartened
unamused
mad as hell
discouraged
mildly annoyed
ready to be tied
rubbed the wrong way
at end of one's rope
keyed up
crabbed
unfulfilled
defeated
short-tempered
quick-tempered
cray-cray
unsatisfied
unsated
ungratified
in a state
out of sorts
out of countenance
menacing
hung up
carrying a chip on your shoulder
blustering
tetchy
threatening
waspish
belligerent
aggressive
unfriendly
vitriolic
malignant
rancorous
acrid
stung
malicious
malevolent
vindictive
evil
wicked
hard
grieved
maleficent
narky
baleful
annoying
moody
poisonous
malign
malefic
glowering
louring
doing your nut
boiling over
going ape
venomous
throwing a fit
blowing one's top
blowing a gasket
ranting and raving
mad as a hornet
evil-intentioned
hate-filled
at war
at swords' points
prepared for war
at odds
in the midst of battle
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Significant or extreme in degree or intensity
drastic
extreme
radical
dire
forceful
harsh
severe
serious
strong
draconian
far-reaching
heavy
momentous
punishing
rigorous
sharp
substantial
swingeing
excessive
exorbitant
extravagant
immoderate
sweeping
thorough
stringent
absolute
utter
uncompromising
strict
complete
comprehensive
entire
thoroughgoing
exhaustive
stern
total
tough
extensive
punitive
austere
rigid
major
stiff
profound
violent
out-and-out
wide-ranging
pervasive
hard
advanced
ultra
iconoclastic
Draconian
firm
cruel
brutal
inflexible
grim
punitory
top-to-bottom
root-and-branch
hardhanded
broad
deep
wholesale
full
wide
encyclopedic
US
encyclopaedic
UK
revolutionary
universal
full-scale
all-out
unbending
inordinate
undue
exceptional
consequential
remorseless
unrelenting
zealous
unreasonable
unyielding
unusual
exaggerated
outrageous
unmitigated
steep
egregious
fanatical
unconscionable
oppressive
unconventional
downright
unmerciful
flagrant
overkill
gross
baroque
devilish
remarkable
unseemly
ferocious
uncommon
preposterous
intemperate
fancy
nonsensical
overextravagant
imprudent
overdue
insane
overweening
irrational
overmuch
intolerable
fabulous
plethoric
improper
towering
sheer
lavish
too much
over the top
O.T.T.
out of proportion
intense
great
disproportionate
tremendous
extraordinary
enormous
OTT
prodigious
unmeasurable
unrestrained
unwarranted
acute
dramatic
immense
impossible
monstrous
incredible
a bit much
extortionate
high
needless
overwhelming
huge
rough
colossal
superfluous
exacting
vast
profuse
indescribable
grievous
gigantic
dizzying
overboard
powerful
profligate
massive
fierce
formidable
overabundant
uncalled for
humongous
astronomical
sky-high
difficult
unutterable
fantastic
superabundant
over-the-top
trying
excruciating
herculean
demanding
whopping
onerous
surplus
prodigal
mighty
titanic
super
boundless
extra
gargantuan
redundant
unfair
unnecessary
stratospheric
limitless
gratuitous
way out
almighty
unqualified
ambitious
arduous
tedious
challenging
prohibitive
gruelling
UK
laborious
grueling
US
torturous
relentless
strenuous
wearisome
ponderous
tortuous
maximum
uncalled-for
bruising
wearying
backbreaking
burdensome
agonizing
US
big
rugged
large
testing
unjust
taxing
stressful
uphill
back-breaking
tall
exhausting
toilsome
fatiguing
hellish
merciless
unsparing
wanton
hellacious
considerable
stupendous
mega
supreme
agonising
UK
effortful
monumental
giant
thundering
veritable
pure
daunting
crippling
troublesome
significant
too many
too great
forbidding
thorny
bothersome
crushing
utmost
harrowing
vigorous
unjustifiable
tiring
unrestricted
out of all proportion
overblown
rank
tiresome
draining
right
unforgiving
unremitting
debilitating
moiling
sweaty
unwarrantable
toilful
killer
grinding
unlimited
wearing
wasteful
improvident
illogical
dissipated
indulgent
unbounded
painful
sapping
overindulgent
ridiculous
recrementitious
supernatural
more
unadulterated
energy-consuming
Herculean
astronomic
uncurbed
epic
uber
mountainous
ginormous
self-indulgent
thumping
murderous
outstanding
pitiless
over the odds
supererogatory
imperious
weighty
wild
abounding
painstaking
incommunicable
galling
in excess
awful
pronounced
inflated
labored
US
savage
elevated
upstream
intimidating
operose
cumbersome
staggering
uncomfortable
very great
dear
de trop
slavish
laboured
UK
unbearable
knackering
difficile
really hard
hairy
very hard
far-out
tough going
intensive
absonant
criminal
overdone
unmatchable
grandiose
ultimate
uncommunicable
theatrical
over
surpassing
authoritarian
excess
arbitrary
ruthless
sizeable
phenomenal
fulsome
spare
striking
elaborate
dreadful
indiscriminate
shocking
appalling
excessively high
unthinkable
supernumerary
arrant
uninhibited
dispensable
extremely high
fanciful
mammoth
uncontrolled
expendable
unbridled
harmful
proper
unalloyed
exceeding
monster
leftover
remaining
nonessential
tyrannical
whacking
marked
impressive
callous
terrific
above average
hardheaded
intractable
inexorable
overgenerous
up to here
dour
unsympathetic
heavy-handed
residuary
dogged
iron-fisted
superfluent
intensified
pleonastic
too-too
whopping great
overflowing
unasked
a bit thick
whacking great
dicey
hazardous
easier said than done
nerve-racking
torturesome
drudgy
vicious
unnerving
high-pressure
unpleasant
tormenting
jarring
worksome
distressful
scabrous
problematic
depleting
uphill battle
unendurable
killing
shattering
hard-won
no picnic
marathon
troubling
problem
ominous
insufferable
sticky
not easy
distressing
solemn
discomforting
very
inexpressible
overpriced
senseless
unrightful
wrongful
blown up out of all proportion
profusive
copious
top
unacceptable
concentrated
voluminous
ample
inconceivable
humungous
uttermost
very high
undescribable
bitter
exact
unreasoned
beyond the pale
resounding
sizable
abundant
out of control
rare
leviathan
max
decisive
searing
unused
superior
over the limit
jumbo
effusive
gushy
unreserved
gushing
going too far
hefty
headstrong
inhuman
substantive
rampant
distinct
complicated
fancy-pants
nasty
elephantine
protracted
goodly
extraneous
robust
emphatic
ostentatious
imposing
conclusive
complex
unfeeling
abrasive
diametrical
heightened
escalated
handsome
increased
healthy
jacked up
infinite
immeasurable
waste
out of sight
over one's head
out of bounds
keen
immodest
audacious
bold
unhampered
unchecked
ludicrous
unfettered
silly
intricate
unjustified
unmerited
unkind
heartless
insensitive
inconsiderate
frightful
roaring
patent
explosive
outré
disposable
outright
fantastical
undeserved
sophisticated
notable
unmistakable
memorable
noteworthy
magnificent
lordly
commanding
showy
abnormal
a lot
direct
bizarre
unproductive
rowdy
curt
super-duper
absurd
surplus to requirements
left over
on your hands
to spare
rip-roaring
dirty great
high-impact
backbreaker
like getting blood out of a stone
terrible
irksome
crazy
involved
untempered
horrific
wrong
foolish
slow
exigent
awesome
fearful
heavy-duty
unreal
off
wretched
enervating
boring
thunderous
ballsy
grand
adventurous
heroic
grossly excessive
wildly excessive
exerting
very big
unneeded
inessential
out and out
Augean
inane
tricky
not fair
out of order
useless
pointless
unbelievable
astonishing
unwanted
grave
outlandish
uncharitable
solid
single-minded
disciplinarian
resolved
hard-line
hard-nosed
obdurate
hardened
hard-core
hard-hearted
steadfast
obstinate
no-nonsense
resolute
ascetical
immovable
domineering
hardcore
by the book
dyed-in-the-wool
hardhearted
browbeating
mulish
ossified
stiff-necked
ascetic
determined
unflinching
pressing
astringent
autocratic
disciplinary
bullheaded
unrequired
hare-brained
despotic
taking the cake
repressive
suppressive
supererogative
unruly
hog-wild
very severe
hyperbolized
overstated
bloated
hyped
magnified
pretentious
overemphasized
US
overdrawn
hyperbolic
actorly
overplayed
overripe
overwrought
overestimated
amplified
overdramatized
aggrandized
melodramatic
sensationalistic
exalted
sensational
sensationalist
embellished
spectacular
outsized
farfetched
unrealistic
outsize
embroidered
hammy
histrionic
schmaltzy
stylized
overemphasised
UK
over-elaborate
highly coloured
larger-than-life
highly colored
blown up
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Extremely or frighteningly bad or serious
terrible
dreadful
horrible
awful
horrifying
horrendous
shocking
appalling
ghastly
atrocious
gruesome
horrific
monstrous
dire
hideous
abhorrent
dread
serious
terrifying
abominable
hateful
unspeakable
grave
grim
heinous
horrid
vile
alarming
direful
dismal
distressing
dreaded
egregious
execrable
frightening
grievous
harrowing
insufferable
lousy
severe
sickening
wretched
bad
fearsome
forbidding
grisly
lamentable
lurid
macabre
redoubtable
rotten
terrific
vicious
dangerous
disastrous
disturbing
excessive
extreme
formidable
inconvenient
intimidating
nightmarish
petrifying
punk
scary
unfortunate
unnerving
unwelcome
hair-raising
spine-chilling
messed up
woeful
deplorable
frightful
hopeless
ugly
nasty
miserable
critical
pitiful
tragic
outrageous
shameful
calamitous
afflictive
parlous
chronic
intolerable
inexcusable
ignominious
gross
loathsome
crying
pathetic
stinking
poor
sorry
fearful
diabolical
dicey
hairy
gloomy
ominous
abysmal
beastly
cruel
dodgy
unstable
godawful
bodeful
fierce
irretrievable
oppressing
heartbreaking
sad
regrettable
heartrending
cataclysmic
upsetting
unlucky
mean
distressful
sorrowful
catastrophic
mournful
disgraceful
unfavourable
UK
dirty
tragical
unfavorable
US
cataclysmal
melancholy
obscene
meagre
UK
devastating
meager
US
hurting
offensive
gut-wrenching
god-awful
foul
disgusting
wicked
bleak
odious
criminal
sinful
reprehensible
iniquitous
rancid
distasteful
obnoxious
repellant
fulsome
infamous
repellent
repulsive
insupportable
repugnant
revolting
unseemly
noxious
evil
despicable
nauseating
noisome
nauseous
dystopian
destructive
unforgivable
opprobrious
unpardonable
disreputable
untrue
backbiting
scandalous
anti-utopian
highly improper
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Very poor or bad in standard or quality
lousy
inferior
poor
bad
terrible
wretched
substandard
mediocre
shoddy
rotten
unsatisfactory
dreadful
awful
execrable
miserable
inadequate
deficient
appalling
atrocious
trashy
cheap
unacceptable
rubbishy
pathetic
junky
abysmal
subpar
rubbish
suboptimal
common
dissatisfactory
frightful
useless
dismal
wanting
duff
worthless
bum
punk
hopeless
schlocky
schlock
faulty
horrible
sleazy
cheapjack
pants
wrong
gimcrack
trumpery
wack
coarse
cheesy
crumby
bush
poxy
off
sour
incompetent
sucky
unspeakable
bodger
tinhorn
careless
harmful
slovenly
second-rate
low-grade
low-rent
bargain-basement
two-bit
cut-rate
very bad
bush-league
no good
not up to scratch
a load of pants
el cheapo
dime-a-dozen
piss-poor
not much cop
for the birds
strictly for the birds
crummy
paltry
dire
lame
lamentable
pitiful
deplorable
shabby
third-rate
imperfect
sad
below par
diabolical
ropy
grotty
sorry
low-quality
defective
woeful
base
second-class
tawdry
not up to snuff
ill
laughable
cruddy
crude
chronic
disappointing
below standard
junk
poor-quality
tatty
abominable
unsound
contemptible
lemon
direful
under par
insufficient
not up to par
abject
tacky
disgraceful
tenth-rate
below average
sub-par
ordinary
egregious
middling
weak
average
low
hack
inept
nasty
tinny
pitiable
disagreeable
pits
good-for-nothing
garbage
God-awful
jerry-built
subnormal
poorer
leaving much to be desired
poor quality
not up to much
déclassé
disastrous
indifferent
ineffectual
mean
dodgy
flawed
less-than-stellar
amateurish
unsuitable
godawful
the pits
insignificant
downmarket
valueless
ineffective
from hunger
rough
unexceptional
grody
pedestrian
cheap and nasty
cheapo
piddling
unworthy
shameful
meager
US
meagre
UK
displeasing
low-end
lacking
ratty
beastly
second rate
detestable
unimpressive
not good enough
grim
grubby
horrendous
flimsy
grungy
naff
distressing
damaged
odious
cheap-jack
not up to standard
twopenny-halfpenny
shocking
minor-league
no great shakes
run-down
gaudy
entry-level
bottom-rung
dirty
seedy
slipshod
trifling
inglorious
dingy
sordid
impaired
hellacious
little
inefficient
damnable
unsatisfying
derisory
stinking
unfit
regrettable
inadmissible
menial
minimal
inexpert
feeble
impotent
incapable
of poor quality
scrubby
not good
small-time
ghastly
rinky-dink
very poor
cheapie
a dead loss
no-good
tattered
of a sort
unable to do something for toffee
manky
vile
a dime a dozen
drecky
loathsome
lowly
hateful
humble
minor
poorly
makeshift
lesser
negligent
off-colour
UK
dilapidated
catchpenny
sketchy
bungling
reduced
secondary
undistinguished
subordinate
unpretentious
insubstantial
garbagy
intolerable
horrid
revolting
patchy
subsidiary
subservient
reject
junior
worse
plebeian
repulsive
unpleasant
ignoble
ridiculous
amiss
measly
ancillary
iffy
low quality
hideous
absurd
ludicrous
silly
ramshackle
small
rickety
limited
bottom
unimportant
unfortunate
unproficient
unskilful
meretricious
scruffy
second-string
low-ranking
foolish-looking
lower
demeaning
degrading
scurrilous
indefensible
irremediable
thrown together
half-baked
insufferable
gross
of low quality
servile
second-fiddle
dud
ignominious
off-color
US
inappropriate
unequal
reprehensible
run down
lower-ranking
broken-down
low-down
half-pie
unqualified
kitsch
scroungy
down at heel
craptacular
pinchbeck
Brummagem
brassy
small-fry
lower in status
broken
third-string
lower in rank
powerless
inapt
calamitous
minor league
back seat
lower-class
small potatoes
weak sauce
two a penny
dime-store
god-awful
not satisfying
out of sorts
sick
crook
off colour
objectionable
foul
outclassed
throwaway
corny
cheeseball
negligible
dissatisfying
from hell
tinpot
twopenny
brummagem
ropey
uncomfortable
repellant
repellent
trivial
disreputable
failing
sparing
restricted
inappreciable
inconsiderable
unrefined
unpolished
poopy
undesirable
impermissible
low in quality
bad quality
incomplete
disturbing
disconcerting
disquieting
low cost
yucky
badly built
scrappy
blah
rancid
ailing
end-of-the-pier
fair
second class
second-best
inproficient
squalid
shlocky
unsightly
scummy
scurvy
godforsaken
shlock
scabby
ersatz
downer
icky
diddly
bummer
erroneous
bottom-of-barrel
not acceptable
not up to expectations
worst
hellish
rebarbative
disgustful
loathly
under-strength
not cutting it
catastrophic
rueful
tragic
cataclysmic
affecting
found wanting
bad news
fallacious
not the best
slummy
blithering
unfitted
third string
second string
second fiddle
insalubrious
unable to do something to save one's life
despicable
raunchy
stinky
leaving a lot to be desired
not much chop
cursed
flaming
extremely bad
mangy
infernal
accursed
disgusting
heinous
confounded
rock-bottom
lowest of the low
the dumps
footling
degenerate
scuzzy
stupid
villainous
abhorrent
inconvenient
not proper
unadvantageous
inconsistent
inexpedient
unproductive
ill-suited
incompatible
unable
incommodious
futile
improper
inefficacious
unsuited
bedraggled
decrepit
untidy
threadbare
worn-out
unkempt
neglected
dumpy
bombed-out
tumbledown
rundown
moth-eaten
beat-up
dog-eared
tatterdemalion
down-at-the-heels
down-at-heel
timeworn
unassuming
dubious
questionable
smaller
puny
insupportable
condemnable
out
inacceptable
slighter
petty
humdrum
beta
dinky
undersized
low-born
subjacent
not on
won't do
less important
second-banana
beneath someone
below someone
under someone's heel
not very important
not so important
lower-level
marginal
auxiliary
less
lower-grade
peripheral
supplementary
accessory
low-class
reserve
supplemental
supporting
second
lowbrow
nether
under
of no financial value
second best
of little value
of no value
uninspired
doubtful
tinier
less than ideal
baser
petite
bogus
nugatory
off-form
lower rung
low-level
subaltern
subalternate
jerrybuilt
would fetch nothing
unsaleable
of negligible value
downscale
bereft
not okay
down-market
down scale
underwhelming
second choice
Mickey Mouse
anticlimactic
unfulfilling
bathetic
not all it's cracked up to be
uninteresting
distasteful
falling short
disillusioning
associate
deputy
alternative
spare
alternate
backup
substitute
fallback
attendant
uncultured
unsophisticated
younger
extra
relief
incidental
not valuable
without value
of no worth
ten a penny
not worth a hill of beans
of little worth
nickel-and-dime
of little financial value
flashy
inessential
garish
tangential
showy
bourgeois
baseborn
fall-back
sub-
sub
vice-
youngest
assistant
collateral
ostentatious
flash
subject
dependent
vulgar
tributary
lumpen
working-class
plebby
low-life
philistine
lowborn
unwashed
prole
proletarian
declassé
non-essential
of little account
tasteless
loud
in bad taste
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Requiring a desperate effort to avoid disaster or failure
do-or-die
critical
life-and-death
death-or-glory
make-or-break
win-or-bust
all-or-nothing
kill-or-cure
now-or-never
win-or-lose
uncompromising
winner-take-all
high stakes
high-stake
inflexible
zero-sum
pass-fail
hard-line
leap of faith
all in
YOLO
all-in
Adjective
▲
Predisposed to having, or characterized by, bad luck
unfortunate
unlucky
hapless
luckless
unhappy
poor
wretched
cursed
forlorn
miserable
doomed
hopeless
jinxed
pitiful
broken
desolate
destitute
forsaken
unprosperous
pathetic
pitiable
ruined
stricken
abject
afflicted
pained
shattered
snakebitten
troubled
unsuccessful
woeful
awkward
burdened
snakebit
worthless
ill-fated
hard luck
ill-starred
star-crossed
out of luck
ill-omened
sad sack
in a bad way
ill-chosen
calamitous
unpropitious
deplorable
lamentable
untoward
ruinous
damaging
unsuitable
regrettable
inappropriate
unfavourable
UK
unbecoming
infelicitous
inopportune
disastrous
unfavorable
US
adverse
blighted
inauspicious
fateful
condemned
misfortunate
bedevilled
UK
bedeviled
US
disaster-prone
accident-prone
down on luck
ominous
foredoomed
disadvantaged
catastrophic
bewitched
hexed
under a curse
disadvantageous
cursed with ill-luck
fey
unpromising
loser
woebegone
voodooed
jonah
destroyed
fated
anathematized
lost
poor fish
being a dead duck
infernal
undone
black
behind the eightball
having received the kiss of death
accursed
done for
behind eight ball
having tough luck
having hard luck
having a bad break
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Horrifyingly wicked, evil or violent
atrocious
wicked
vile
vicious
evil
heinous
cruel
diabolical
fiendish
barbarous
nasty
savage
brutal
inhuman
nefarious
base
barbaric
villainous
heartless
beastly
ruthless
egregious
murderous
merciless
infamous
dark
black
sadistic
infernal
brutish
flagitious
inhumane
wanton
hellish
grievous
truculent
low
brute
butcherly
cacodemonic
facinorous
low-down
black-hearted
monstrous
abominable
iniquitous
shocking
odious
despicable
appalling
outrageous
horrible
foul
shameful
loathsome
bad
contemptible
scandalous
reprehensible
immoral
dreadful
depraved
disgraceful
detestable
abhorrent
sinful
execrable
unspeakable
rotten
dastardly
devilish
hateful
dishonourable
UK
terrible
bestial
dishonorable
US
corrupt
ghastly
mean
disgusting
deplorable
ignoble
disreputable
unprincipled
offensive
ferocious
wrong
ungodly
criminal
dirty
discreditable
obscene
remorseless
awful
callous
fierce
degenerate
bloodthirsty
pitiless
sordid
diabolic
malevolent
opprobrious
intolerable
unforgivable
reprobate
hideous
shady
malicious
inexcusable
unrighteous
violent
satanic
unworthy
unlawful
horrendous
cold-blooded
ignominious
gross
repugnant
unholy
grim
indefensible
unethical
wretched
unsavoury
UK
unsavory
US
demonic
horrifying
vulgar
harsh
objectionable
coarse
profane
knavish
flagrant
indecent
frightful
sanguinary
horrific
stinking
crude
perverse
horrid
filthy
beyond the pale
malignant
sinister
unpardonable
damnable
notorious
perverted
underhanded
unconscionable
exceptionable
unscrupulous
crooked
scurvy
malfeasant
shoddy
revolting
lamentable
beyond contempt
blasphemous
spiteful
unfeeling
repellent
shabby
dire
bloody
disastrous
unpleasant
raunchy
unacceptable
dissolute
treacherous
severe
dishonest
accursed
inglorious
louche
obnoxious
insupportable
miscreant
bent
unrespectable
unjustifiable
warped
miserable
pathetic
improper
impure
maleficent
beneath contempt
wrongful
smutty
tragic
sacrilegious
repulsive
devastating
homicidal
demoniac
sorry
debased
calamitous
blue
scurrilous
blameworthy
unfortunate
impious
unmerciful
putrid
unbecoming
uncharitable
profligate
rank
uncaring
harrowing
amoral
underhand
demonical
distasteful
unhallowed
lousy
nightmarish
scoundrelly
morally wrong
sad
roguish
censurable
unrelenting
unkind
wolfish
condemnable
rascally
sickening
pitiable
shy
noisome
woeful
below contempt
destructive
hard-hearted
lewd
shameless
peccable
immodest
salacious
demoniacal
not cricket
bawdy
scatological
suggestive
scatologic
Mephistophelian
catastrophic
cataclysmic
ribald
ruinous
disagreeable
gruesome
irreligious
grisly
unsympathetic
unsparing
godless
X-rated
degrading
disgustful
demoralised
UK
abandoned
demoralized
US
illicit
lawless
illegal
hard
insensitive
illegitimate
slimy
pitiful
grave
rough
abject
arduous
scummy
indelicate
senseless
preposterous
unwarrantable
unreasonable
undesirable
pernicious
glaring
fell
tough
undignified
unjust
cold-hearted
uncompassionate
uncalled for
embarrassing
wrathful
abysmal
indecorous
crazed
unbearable
poor
unhappy
desolate
exploitative
crass
direful
doleful
licentious
unchaste
lascivious
unpropitious
forlorn
inconsiderate
red in tooth and claw
low-minded
loose
lustful
unclean
unwholesome
pornographic
prurient
God-awful
abusive
ghoulish
caitiff
ogreish
satanical
raw
barnyard
porno
scabrous
wild
fulsome
demonian
dangerous
felonious
Luciferian
debauched
untamed
serpentine
implacable
transgressing
indictable
godawful
sneaky
unprovoked
relentless
ruffianly
blackguardly
humiliating
brutelike
intemperate
drunken
psychopathic
sociopathic
malign
thievish
cold
cannibalistic
cut-throat
ravening
erring
fallen
ridiculous
mephistophelean
unconcerned
bearish
gruff
tactless
indifferent
rancorous
ugly
unrefined
uncultured
ignorant
cursed
crying
shadowy
good-for-nothing
without justification
culpable
peccant
aggressive
gloating
macabre
possessed
irreverent
bad-hearted
mad
maniacal
sullied
tainted
regrettable
cowardly
inequitable
disrespectful
pagan
snide
off-colour
UK
servile
currish
degraded
inelegant
paltry
crummy
heartbreaking
insufferable
cruddy
earthy
lurid
unhealthy
questionable
stony-hearted
willful
wilful
morbid
compassionless
stony
grewsome
terrific
indurate
aberrant
bloodless
obdurate
nightmare
very bad
rude
impolite
inadequate
laughable
disappointing
affectless
unemotional
ominous
deliberate
arbitrary
soulless
antisocial
uncivilized
US
ironhearted
harmful
injurious
stoney
no good
stonyhearted
pachydermatous
insensate
stern
colourful
UK
desensitized
US
inclement
disturbing
disquieting
flinty
racy
cheap
uncivilised
UK
unsocial
undecorous
unseemly
off-color
US
worthless
draconian
unforgiving
slaughterous
Rabelaisian
gratuitous
unpitying
roughshod
virulent
ratty
excessive
reproachable
scabby
foul-mouthed
colorful
US
off colour
sneaking
grubby
lame
unmentionable
reprovable
despisable
disdainable
hateworthy
willed
grotty
unkindly
low-life
dirty rotten
no-good
desensitised
UK
stressful
difficult
case-hardened
aimless
hard-boiled
thick-skinned
trying
testing
heavy
demanding
fraught
frustrating
pressured
taxing
sorrowful
inauspicious
slash-and-burn
take-no-prisoners
traumatic
tiring
gruelling
UK
hard-nosed
stone-hearted
hellacious
with a heart of stone
undisciplined
unruly
unfair
contrary
ornery
insolent
wayward
double-crossing
cataclysmal
adverse
grueling
US
from hell
a stinker of a
a bummer of a
cutthroat
butcherous
bloody-minded
hurtful
vindictive
bitter
hostile
strict
hardhearted
austere
unfriendly
oppressive
stiff
inflexible
mean-spirited
uncompromising
unbending
onerous
rigorous
rigid
tyrannical
unyielding
catty
thoughtless
rugged
hardhanded
inexorable
intolerant
poisonous
burdensome
stringent
unmoved
ill-natured
heavy-handed
venomous
lacking compassion
excruciating
despiteful
hardened
authoritarian
coldhearted
searing
drastic
sharp
uncivil
exacting
discourteous
ungracious
sanguineous
punitive
baleful
brusque
churlish
revengeful
wounding
deadly
menacing
annoying
mortal
sanguine
extreme
steely
feral
firm
murdering
adamant
unappeasable
curt
malefic
forceful
surly
impertinent
dour
irritating
lethal
cantankerous
apathetic
unresponsive
vengeful
marble-hearted
evil-intentioned
tyrannous
vitriolic
ungentlemanly
thuggish
killer
rabid
ungenerous
punishing
iron-fisted
killing
heedless
inordinate
unmannerly
threatening
galling
bellicose
careless
biting
death-dealing
derogatory
acrimonious
cutting
crushing
immoderate
crippling
bluff
abrupt
caustic
abrasive
ungrateful
insulting
evil-minded
unladylike
ill-humored
US
self-centred
UK
self-centered
US
frigid
unmindful
waspish
intransigent
illiberal
ill-disposed
aloof
ill-humoured
UK
ramrod
unremitting
bad-tempered
despotic
unappreciative
antagonistic
ill-tempered
adamantine
insensible
ironfisted
forbidding
cross
furious
undiplomatic
destroying
pugnacious
antipathetic
blunt
rowdy
inappreciative
dog-eat-dog
uncongenial
strong
intimidating
critical
impolitic
inimical
disparaging
unthankful
slighting
contemptuous
unconsiderate
hard as nails
splenetic
acerbic
no-nonsense
fatal
iron-handed
torturous
uncontrollable
unthanking
acerb
viperous
deathly
uncouth
terminal
warlike
thankless
disorderly
affronting
displeasing
cool
gory
disinterested
grating
inhospitable
domineering
upsetting
exorbitant
swingeing
suppressive
unamiable
unwarranted
unchristian
unrestrained
stubborn
loutish
belligerent
poison
murder
boorish
off
pestilent
untouched
provocative
impudent
toxic
unloving
repressive
personal
cynical
fiery
sarcastic
provoking
resentful
bad-natured
intense
vital
spiritless
serious
comfortless
bullying
hardline
unlikable
spiky
argumentative
ill
lukewarm
vexing
immovable
not nice
halfhearted
aversive
determined
snappy
sour
unceremonious
unstirred
icy
resolute
impetuous
delirious
internecine
hard to take
hard-bitten
exasperating
headstrong
dogged
obstinate
barbarian
louring
rubbing the wrong way
ungentle
angry
stark
as hard as nails
single-minded
unflinching
frank
outspoken
tasteless
hotheaded
frantic
ill-mannered
contentious
radical
frightening
lowering
hardheaded
intractable
solid
dead
astringent
browbeating
out of order
bad-mannered
below the belt
forcible
plain-spoken
full of hate
hard-line
of evil intent
tortuous
tormenting
dictatorial
premeditated
disdainful
unempathetic
stonehearted
uncordial
detached
competitive
hatchetjob
coldblooded
uncontrite
irreconcilable
impenetrable
crotchety
strenuous
sapping
exhausting
Rhadamanthine
selfish
imperceptive
unsympathizing
Draconian
hard-fought
involving bloodshed
high
confrontational
combative
unsportsmanlike
hard-shell
uncalled-for
killer instinct
mean machine
arch
having a killer instinct
unnatural
joyless
unsociable
militant
unlovable
avenging
without sentiment
gray
US
grey
UK
bleak
punitory
menial
scrappy
unmanageable
petty
retaliatory
sky-high
inflated
extortionate
impassive
Hadean
wreakful
grudging
brash
mannerless
stupid
inured
spartan
indurated
beggarly
unloveable
grudge-bearing
toughened
sworn
unsafe
hard-hitting
unaffected
undue
hooligan
unsusceptible
speaking as one finds
calling a spade a spade
prohibitive
torpid
ill-bred
Stygian
unimpressionable
ironhanded
brassbound
solemn
humourless
UK
sedate
humorless
US
staid
sober
sobersided
out for revenge
dodgy
intimidatory
ill-boding
foreboding
impenitent
insentient
full of spleen
towering
overweening
steep
oafish
unpolished
uncultivated
at each other's throats
unpermissive
very severe
fearsome
roughcast
vulgarian
hypercritical
sharp-tongued
satirical
cursing
demeaning
carping
belittling
censuring
condemning
minatory
minacious
unsmiling
weighty
uncomic
overextravagant
extravagant
insane
plethoric
baroque
overmuch
overdue
raging
convulsive
untutored
unwavering
unswerving
unshakeable
loveless
cast-iron
raving
enraged
incessive
undomesticated
fearful
irritable
grumpy
unplacatable
unmollifiable
unpacifiable
deaf to
blind to
grouchy
infuriated
rapacious
noxious
robust
great
crabby
unchangeable
bound
necessary
ironclad
lowbrow
lowbred
artless
common
loud
peevish
prickly
tigerish
biffo
primitive
aggers
petulant
dyspeptic
disciplinarian
resolved
hard-core
steadfast
ascetical
by the book
absolute
mulish
ossified
pressing
disciplinary
bullheaded
imperious
hardcore
dyed-in-the-wool
formidable
stiff-necked
ascetic
autocratic
crabbed
roughneck
incult
raffish
mean business
locked in
tetchy
berserk
po-faced
bound and determined
baneful
deleterious
detrimental
snappish
pettish
frenzied
bilious
sulky
sullen
terrorizing
US
mortuary
incurable
untreatable
curmudgeonly
querulous
short
quarrelsome
nocuous
mephitic
acid
explosive
maddened
frenetic
assertive
slaying
pestilential
life-threatening
suicidal
carcinogenic
pestiferous
mortiferous
uptight
impassioned
crazy
agitated
hysterical
feverish
fuming
terrorising
UK
radge
potent
unhelpful
terse
disputatious
crusty
snippy
disobliging
hot-tempered
hot-headed
downright
whiny
brusk
knock-down-and-drag-out
blood-and-guts
knock-down
out of control
drag-out
hammer and tongs
out of sorts
full-blooded
bang-bang
short-spoken
ill-chosen
in bad taste
in poor taste
without pity
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Appearing worn or harassed as if one is being pursued
hunted
harassed
hounded
harried
beleaguered
stressed
tormented
browbeaten
troubled
persecuted
distraught
careworn
haggard
hassled
stricken
besieged
up against it
terror-stricken
bothered
agitated
flustered
beset
pressured
plagued
pressurized
US
distressed
worried
uptight
stressy
rushed
frayed
hurried
at the end of your tether
hot and bothered
with one's back up against the wall
in a state
pressurised
UK
hard-pressed
stressed out
hag-ridden
at the end of one's rope
under pressure
under stress
under the cosh
anxious
strained
tense
vexed
overburdened
fraught
oppressed
burdened
jittery
frazzled
drawn
pinched
put upon
with your back to the wall
fretting
harrowed
worn out
hectic
upset
edgy
under duress
on the spot
grim
stressed-out
weighed down
nervous
strung out
shell-shocked
on the rack
unnerved
tensed
struggling
aggravated
in difficulties
in a tight spot
in a tight corner
long-suffering
more ❯
Adjective
▲
(
of a hope
)
Sincere, but unlikely to be fulfilled
pious
vain
doomed
forlorn
despairing
hopeless
lost
unlikely
unrealistic
in vain
unduly optimistic
Adjective
▲
Overly attached to, or possessive of, someone
needy
clingy
insecure
obsessed
jealous
clinging
needful
possessive
weak
dependent
anxious
helpless
reliant
incapable
vulnerable
feeble
defenceless
UK
powerless
debilitated
defenseless
US
Adjective
▲
Determined or rigorous in one's application towards a goal or aim
concentrated
concerted
rigorous
determined
meticulous
assiduous
careful
intense
intensive
painstaking
conscientious
diligent
resolute
active
persistent
scrupulous
detailed
keen
searching
strenuous
earnest
focussed
UK
focused
US
intent
sedulous
thorough
methodical
energetic
insistent
attentive
all-out
elaborate
extensive
sweeping
minute
widespread
close
punctilious
particular
strict
religious
exact
accurate
heedful
correct
loving
fussy
fastidious
ultra-careful
exacting
thoroughgoing
studious
exhaustive
precise
full
industrious
in-depth
laborious
faithful
pedantic
nice
by the numbers
by the book
complete
demanding
deliberate
orderly
provident
judicious
thoughtful
circumspect
dedicated
finicky
cautious
solid
regardful
concerned
prim
punctual
observant
picky
selfdisciplined
chary
discreet
pernickety
perfectionist
persnickety
going to great lengths
alert
critical
extremely careful
thinking twice
minding p's and q's
comprehensive
compendious
encyclopedic
US
efficient
embracive
cyclopedic
encyclopaedic
UK
inclusive
systematic
panoramic
omnibus
universal
all-inclusive
all-encompassing
all-embracing
leaving no stone unturned
persevering
cover-all
all-in
broad-gauge
broad-gauged
blow-by-blow
conscionable
fussbudget
stickler
hard-working
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Significant or extreme in degree or intensity
violent
intense
strong
wild
extreme
raging
powerful
forceful
great
passionate
acute
fierce
inordinate
profound
resounding
uncontrollable
ungovernable
consuming
devastating
excruciating
fiery
furious
intemperate
rabid
rampaging
rampant
riotous
uncontrolled
unrestrained
almighty
biting
blistering
deep
dreadful
emphatic
excessive
exquisite
fearful
fearsome
ferocious
frightful
ghastly
harsh
heavy
immoderate
inflamed
keen
overwhelming
severe
sharp
storming
terrible
unbridled
unchecked
uncurbed
unfettered
unmanageable
vicious
agonising
UK
agonizing
US
blustery
concentrated
convulsive
energetic
enraged
flaming
forcible
hard
hellacious
hot
intensive
painful
peppery
potent
ruinous
strenuous
urgent
vigorous
aroused
coercive
dynamic
explosive
frenzied
outrageous
paroxysmal
stormy
tempestuous
tumultuous
turbulent
vehement
volcanic
heavy-duty
out of control
full of force
gale force
piercing
insufferable
harrowing
unbearable
torturous
unendurable
racking
tormenting
searing
poignant
transcending
shooting
stabbing
burning
serious
penetrating
distressing
stinging
heightened
cutting
bitter
grievous
significant
overpowering
hellish
gut-wrenching
awful
critical
major
drastic
torrid
shrill
all-consuming
smarting
fervid
knifelike
fervent
impassioned
very great
zealous
relentless
ardent
compelling
feverish
eager
fanatical
perfervid
earnest
extraordinary
exceptional
worrying
peracute
heated
brutal
intolerable
wrenching
torturing
tough
sudden
thumping
splitting
pounding
deep-seated
full
raw
shrewd
tremendous
killing
savage
volatile
rough
roaring
drilling
paralyzing
US
paralysing
UK
red-hot
cut-throat
warm-blooded
grave
seismic
dire
diabolical
unstoppable
considerable
shocking
big
bad
enormous
supreme
immense
terrific
sober
sombre
UK
sobering
high
disturbing
real
weighty
sedate
right
heartbreaking
forbidding
grim
solemn
somber
US
sad
protracted
close
intensified
unqualified
marked
impossible
proper
astounding
sublime
galling
undue
diligent
towering
exaggerated
cruel
life-threatening
heartrending
excited
far-reaching
passional
strained
vivid
pungent
mother of all
animated
grueling
US
chastening
tortuous
hurtful
afflicting
gruelling
UK
extremely painful
thorough
demanding
cyclonic
gusty
comprehensive
total
suffering
complete
tearing
inclement
menacing
boisterous
thundery
squally
bumpy
thunderous
windy
howling
exhaustive
struggling
thoroughgoing
accelerated
fast
radical
heart-rending
typhonic
blustering
swirling
choppy
destructive
in-depth
all-absorbing
chaotic
restless
rugged
stormful
all-embracing
mighty
crushing
all-powerful
frenetic
out-and-out
all-inclusive
fevered
all-encompassing
high-pressure
speeded-up
white-hot
more than one can bear
more than flesh and blood can stand
more than flesh and blood can bear
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having an earnest or desperate characteristic
imploring
supplicant
supplicating
pleading
beseeching
soliciting
entreating
supplicatory
suppliant
prayerful
heartfelt
longing
begging
petitionary
persuasive
earnest
precatory
in need
on bended knee
piteous
desirous
ritual
votive
Adjective
▲
Demonstrating a strict and uncompromising approach
tough
hard
severe
stern
strict
firm
adamant
harsh
inflexible
ruthless
unbending
unyielding
flinty
hard-hitting
merciless
uncompromising
callous
drastic
rigid
rigorous
unsentimental
unsympathetic
austere
authoritarian
cold
cool
draconian
exacting
fierce
stringent
unforgiving
ferocious
intractable
resolute
rough
uncaring
headstrong
immutable
pugnacious
ramrod
refractory
stony
hard-bitten
hardheaded
hard-hearted
hard-line
hard-nosed
heavy-handed
stony-hearted
two-fisted
hard-shelled
hard-boiled
determined
obdurate
intransigent
steadfast
unrelenting
tenacious
dogged
strong
adamantine
obstinate
relentless
stubborn
unwavering
solid
stiff
hardened
inexorable
pertinacious
single-minded
implacable
mulish
bullheaded
wilful
immovable
willful
steely
stiff-necked
fixed
unmalleable
pigheaded
unflinching
opinionated
indurate
perverse
spirited
unshakeable
forceful
gutsy
cruel
staunch
brave
set
bold
persistent
oppressive
courageous
grim
unsparing
self-willed
lionhearted
rugged
fearless
intrepid
valiant
brassbound
sturdy
stalwart
plucky
ossified
stout
strong-willed
heroic
brutal
hardline
indomitable
unshakable
feisty
daring
inconvincible
dauntless
extreme
cast-iron
demanding
persevering
iron-willed
unpersuadable
gritty
self-opinionated
gallant
strong-minded
unfaltering
doughty
pat
pitiless
no-nonsense
stout-hearted
stiffened
iron
audacious
spunky
hardy
compact
heavy
diehard
nervy
game
bloody-minded
locked in
impenetrable
purposeful
valorous
assertive
mettlesome
zealous
rocklike
impliable
incompliant
manful
ballsy
stouthearted
undaunted
picky
undeviating
heroical
dense
unafraid
resilient
bull-headed
solidified
unpermissive
die-hard
rock-ribbed
unadaptable
hard and fast
unswerving
unbendable
cussed
iron-fisted
impermeable
inelastic
concentrated
cantankerous
earnest
hardcore
searing
thick
robust
taut
concrete
onerous
confident
balky
spartan
renitent
ironclad
compacted
daredevil
set in stone
hard-core
dour
greathearted
tyrannical
gutty
venturous
adventuresome
resolved
unbreakable
adventurous
excessive
undauntable
tough-minded
remorseless
set in one's ways
tight
unchangeable
lion-hearted
hardhanded
serious
immalleable
indefatigable
savage
congealed
fanatical
rock-hard
compressed
non-flexible
recalcitrant
unflagging
unreasonable
rocky
unpliable
driven
meticulous
frozen
impervious
uncooperative
bound
contumacious
ornery
uncompliant
aggressive
decided
powerful
astringent
inhuman
keen
untiring
trying
excruciating
burdensome
grievous
bitter
murderous
eager
illiberal
sure
dashing
by the book
venturesome
hard as nails
not giving an inch
as game as Ned Kelly
disciplinary
emphatic
domineering
insistent
despotic
radical
invariable
critical
punitive
somber
US
puritanical
vigorous
close
immoderate
scrupulous
assured
uncharitable
unappeasable
repressive
fussy
painstaking
petrified
rock-solid
dire
fastidious
dead set
sombre
UK
sober
choosy
indurated
unflexible
unemotional
nasty
decisive
grave
careful
sedate
staid
definite
passionate
finicky
imperious
durable
discriminating
unmanageable
dedicated
high-powered
enthusiastic
ardent
rebellious
humourless
UK
unswayable
particular
unshrinking
unmoving
insubordinate
untoward
hard-headed
precise
exact
self-confident
intense
unblenching
choosey
punctilious
mule
condensed
close-grained
unaccommodating
chivalrous
dyed-in-the-wool
self-assertive
stand pat
humorless
US
solemn
persnickety
dead set on
brick-wall
active
avid
vehement
sagacious
mean
noble
uncomic
unfearful
jelled
nit-picky
tough nut to crack
irrepressible
faithful
fire-eating
nonporous
tough nut
sticklerish
have-a-go
substantial
hang tough
unhesitating
nit-picking
forbidding
uptight
abusive
hearty
stuffy
bolshie
procrustean
restive
indestructible
Draconian
punishing
contrary
granite
heartless
awkward
invincible
unmerciful
unfeeling
systematic
ironhanded
lusty
unconquerable
energetic
noncompliant
violent
punitory
froward
militant
overstrict
OTT
cross-grained
enterprising
inveterate
businesslike
non-compliant
resistant
impavid
unsurpassable
invulnerable
steady
unbudgeable
bruising
over the top
categorical
unabashed
unplacatable
unmollifiable
unpacifiable
hardass
dogmatic
necessary
nonflexible
walkable
gelled
rock-like
knightly
realistic
doctrinaire
hardhearted
formidable
pressing
autocratic
bravehearted
steel
starched
iron-handed
untameable
narrow-minded
jellified
mean business
locked
incurable
unimpressible
loyal
as hard as iron
as hard as stone
bound and determined
stubborn as a mule
uncompassionate
impertinent
bullhead
manly
redoubtable
irreversible
unalterable
pig-headed
undefeatable
rock hard
static
unchanging
unvarying
tough and shrewd
firm in spirit
independent
perceptive
keen as mustard
animated
pushy
resourceful
certain
take charge
standing one's ground
ascetical
absolute
browbeating
ascetic
sticking to one's guns
worthy
puissant
dug in
unalarmed
standing pat
changeless
undismayed
disciplinarian
cold fish
proof against persuasion
hanging tough
suppressive
binding
writ in stone
cut-and-dried
strait-laced
decided upon
hard-and-fast
arbitrary
glum
massed
husky
confining
fine-grained
incompressible
sealed
blocked
compelling
valid
acrimonious
drawing
convincing
very severe
dimensional
consolidated
gloomy
portentous
key
toughened
commanding
bullish
sobersided
inured
jellied
imposing
by the numbers
finical
pernickety
selective
weighty
unsmiling
tireless
cold sober
quiet
underlined
difficult
downbeat
sad
brick wall
forward
controlling
dainty
positive
like a rock
assiduous
ambitious
diligent
nice
sedulous
really hard
very hard
case-hardened
committed
composed
collected
po-faced
brash
brazen
patient
brassy
poised
persisting
importunate
finicking
overnice
faddish
delicate
choicy
true
frightless
cohesive
possessive
unfearing
vitriolic
blistering
perseverant
world-weary
sporting
over-fastidious
fussbudget
faddy
fussbudgety
hard to please
anal
old-maidish
over-particular
enduring
hard-edged
devil-may-care
gung ho
meaning business
self-assured
self-reliant
lacking sentiment
disparaging
withering
devastating
derisive
virulent
cutting
toughened by experience
cool-headed
can-do
self-possessed
methodical
hard-handed
as hard as nails
dominant
as tough as old boots
conscientious
sharp
contemptuous
biting
prim
mathematical
priggish
prissy
scientific
scathing
condemnatory
strongly worded
unmovable
intent
unshaken
constant
stable
deaf to reason
full of determination
determinate
settled
purposive
bent
bent upon
deliberate
inexpugnable
hidebound
thrawn
stroppy
established
final
high-spirited
entrenched
obsessed
strenuous
bulldog
disobliging
permanent
wrong-headed
unswervable
defiant
abiding
pontifical
go-getting
disobedient
opinionative
motivated
obstreperous
confirmed
do-or-die
hell-bent
bent on
hell-bent on
hell-bent upon
truculent
ingrained
industrious
flat
inspired
focused
US
as stubborn as a mule
inalterable
hungry
desirous
obsessive
unfailing
striving
aspiring
monomaniacal
thirsty
deep-seated
compulsive
unflappable
unhelpful
four-square
unqualified
out
focussed
UK
obstructive
self-starting
hard-driving
goal-oriented
fossilized
US
never-failing
one-sided
self-driven
opinioned
pervicacious
wayward
devoted
prejudiced
fossilised
UK
ungovernable
consumed
compelled
bigoted
seasoned
possessed
consistent
set in concrete
galvanized
US
impelled
with a will of one's own
determined to have one's own way
biased
cocksure
incommutable
fixated
obsessional
induced
rooted
unmoved
fast
impulsive
besetting
pushed
steered
galvanised
UK
guided
deep-rooted
unmodifiable
wholehearted
explicit
urged on
thick-skinned
well-set
unvacillating
blinkered
sustained
invariant
haughty
devout
proud
boneheaded
uninfluenced
mullish
insolent
heady
set in your ways
monolithic
rigidified
convinced
hellbent
bony
démodé
irredeemable
unreformable
impenitent
incorrigible
reprobate
accustomed
shameless
Rhadamanthine
Rhadamanthean
unregenerate
never-tiring
steely-eyed
never-changing
impassive
iron-jawed
unimpressionable
true-blue
undiscouraged
undeterred
solid as a rock
whole-hearted
hard-shell
locked-in
set-on
undoubting
total
unconditional
unreserved
unquestioned
unquestioning
through and through
exasperating
unamenable
peremptory
preconceived
troublesome
in earnest
narrow
prevailing
dogmatical
downright
unchallengeable
unquestionable
clear-sighted
all out
flat-out
straight out
lasting
going
with one's feet dug in
with one's toes dug in
reliable
not put off
not discouraged
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unruly
progressive
pioneering
unequivocal
intent on
set on
determined to
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tall in the saddle
on one's mettle
insistent on
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intent upon
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agreed
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thrusting
fiery
unsupportive
small-minded
arranged
preset
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burning
furious
conclusive
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self-asserting
like a ball of fire
on the make
self-seeking
eager beaver
power-loving
career-minded
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high-reaching
power-hungry
desiring success
unresponsive
inconsiderate
predetermined
allotted
specified
prearranged
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through-and-through
defined
decreed
prescribed
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noncooperating
unreciprocate
unreciprocating
noncooperative
nonreciprocal
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recusant
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unrealistic
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in the bag
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carved in stone
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unpredictable
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Completely overcome or helpless, especially with distress or exhaustion
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helpless
impotent
overcome
overpowered
paralysed
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crushed
dazed
disarmed
powerless
speechless
stunned
defenceless
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defenseless
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depressed
desolate
dispirited
drowned
fallen
immobilised
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immobilized
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incapacitated
inconsolable
miserable
open
paralyzed
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hit for six
knocked for six
brought to your knees
at a low ebb
knocked over
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Intimidating or aggressive in nature
dangerous
menacing
threatening
treacherous
savage
wild
vicious
hostile
aggressive
brutal
feral
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harsh
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unsafe
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mean
murderous
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abandoned
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dark
deadly
depraved
evil
ferocious
fiendish
fierce
hurtful
malicious
malignant
minacious
minatory
monstrous
nefarious
rancorous
rowdy
serpentine
terrible
uncivilised
UK
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US
uncontrollable
venomous
villainous
vindictive
viperous
wicked
forbidding
dire
direful
rough
horrible
ghastly
dreadful
baleful
fearsome
alarming
severe
daunting
tough
horrifying
callous
terrifying
horrendous
frightful
fearful
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
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scary
disturbing
worrying
inauspicious
petrifying
bloodthirsty
appalling
ruthless
hair-raising
shocking
doomy
redoubtable
formidable
dread
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bad
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bodeful
spine-chilling
austere
inhospitable
unruly
dour
hard
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ugly
unpropitious
criminal
disquieting
gloomy
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ill
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merciless
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inhuman
ruffianly
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distressing
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grave
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portentous
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perilous
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atrocious
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homicidal
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spine-tingling
eldritch
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bestial
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warning
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doomed
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malign
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ungentle
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unrestrained
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raging
louring
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flagitious
incessive
raving
cutthroat
enraged
undomesticated
unprincipled
horrific
cold-blooded
hellish
angry
frantic
infuriated
crazed
mad
primitive
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aggers
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heinous
execrable
dreaded
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lousy
insufferable
imposing
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lamentable
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terrific
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punk
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ghostly
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offensive
hellacious
unearthly
outrageous
odious
from hell
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sepulchral
funereal
repellent
disheartening
gory
miserable
calamitous
detestable
nauseating
cold
obnoxious
sick
sombre
UK
somber
US
terrorizing
US
terrorising
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ghoulish
morose
sullen
abysmal
uncanny
shadowy
gross
shady
unutterable
eery
nerve-racking
death-obsessed
woeful
deplorable
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shuddersome
glum
unhealthy
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cheerless
tenebrous
nauseous
indescribable
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strange
gut-churning
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freakish
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melancholic
melancholy
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lugubrious
drear
gray
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sick-making
troubling
God-awful
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agitating
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rum
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