DESPERATION Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 76 solutions for 'DESPERATION' with 3 to 16 letters.
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Crossword clues for DESPERATION

Clue
Answer
Length
DESPERATION with 3 letters
USE
3
WOE
3
DESPERATION with 4 letters
GUTS
4
PAIN
4
URGE
4
WANT
4
DESPERATION with 5 letters
FOLLY
5
GLOOM
5
GRIEF
5
NO WAY
5
SLOTH
5
WORRY
5
DESPERATION with 6 letters
ACEDIA
6
APATHY
6
FIXITY
6
FRENZY
6
MISERY
6
NO EXIT
6
SORROW
6
UNEASE
6
WEIGHT
6
DESPERATION with 7 letters
ANGUISH
7
ANXIETY
7
CHAGRIN
7
DESPAIR
7
TORTURE
7
TROUBLE
7
WORRIES
7
DESPERATION with 8 letters
DISTRESS
8
EXIGENCE
8
NO WAY OUT
8
QUIXOTRY
8
RASHNESS
8
UNDERTOW
8
DESPERATION with 9 letters
ADVERSITY
9
DEFEATISM
9
DEJECTION
9
HEARTACHE
9
OBSTINACY
9
PESSIMISM
9
SUFFERING
9
DESPERATION with 10 letters
DEPRESSION
10
DESOLATION
10
DIFFICULTY
10
HARASSMENT
10
IMPRUDENCE
10
MELANCHOLY
10
PROPULSION
10
DESPERATION with 11 letters
ANXIOUSNESS
11
DESPONDENCY
11
DISTRACTION
11
FORLORNNESS
11
IMPETUOSITY
11
PERSISTENCE
11
PROSTRATION
11
DESPERATION with 12 letters
CARELESSNESS
12
HEEDLESSNESS
12
HOPELESSNESS
12
INDISCRETION
12
PRECIPITANCE
12
RECKLESSNESS
12
RESTLESSNESS
12
SIGNIFICANCE
12
UNDERCURRENT
12
WRETCHEDNESS
12
DESPERATION with 13 letters
BENIGHTEDNESS
13
CAVE OF DESPAIR
13
DESPERATENESS
13
DETERMINATION
13
FOOLHARDINESS
13
INFLEXIBILITY
13
DESPERATION with 14 letters
DISCOURAGEMENT
14
DISHEARTENMENT
14
DESPERATION with 15 letters
THOUGHTLESSNESS
15
DESPERATION with 16 letters
CAVE OF TROPHONIUS
16
DISCONSOLATENESS
16

Definition of desperation

  • desperate recklessness; "it was a policy of desperation"

Anagrams of desperation

ESPERANTIDO

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How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "DESPERATION"?

There are 76 solutions. The longest is CAVE OF TROPHONIUS with 16 letters, and the shortest is USE with 3 letters.

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How long are the solutions for "DESPERATION"?

Solutions are between 3 and 16 letters long.

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Clue Answers
AN EXPEDIENT ADOPTED ONLY IN DESPERATION
10
DESPERATION AUTHOR
10
Done in desperation
3
Sign of desperation
2
Done in desperation, or at the point of death
1
Try in desperation
1
Desperation, of a sort
1
Words of desperation, perhaps
1
Uses in desperation
1
With desperation
1
Turns (to) in desperation
1
Statement of desperation
1
One may be taken in desperation
1
Letters of desperation
1
Desperation tactic
1
Desperation Act of
1
Desperation guess
1
Desperation football pass
1
Cry of desperation
1
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
1
‘DESPERATION’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘DESPERATION’ is the solution:
Clue Answer
Recklessness of despair (11)
desperation
Lack of hope (11)
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