Collocations for desperate - adj.
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, get
I was starting to get desperate.
I was starting to get desperate.
make sb
The sudden loss of his money had made him desperate.
The sudden loss of his money had made him desperate.
ADV.
really | absolutely, utterly
She felt utterly desperate.
She felt utterly desperate.
increasingly | almost | a little, pretty, rather
PREP.
about
I felt desperate about my future.
I felt desperate about my future.