Desperate grasping Synonyms

Definitions for Desperate


  • (adjective) feeling or showing no hope
  • (noun) a person who is frightened and in need of help
  • (adjective) showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire

Definitions for Grasping


  • (adjective) having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions
  • (adjective) immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
  • (noun) the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)