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Synonyms for desperate straits in English

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desperate straits:
- desperate straits; dire straits

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Detailed Synonyms for desperate straits in English

desperate straits:

desperate straits [the ~] noun

the desperate straits

– a state of extreme distress ¹
the desperate straits; the dire straits
– a state of extreme distress ¹
- desperate straits [the ~] noun
- dire straits [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "desperate straits":

dire straits; pass; strait; straits

Related Definitions for "desperate straits":

a state of extreme distress¹

Related Synonyms for desperate straits

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