Despair. Desperation, discouragement, hopelessness, despondency.
Ant. Courage, hope, expectation, anticipation, assurance, confidence, elation, cheer, trust, hopefulness, encouragement.
Despatch, v. Expedite, speed, accelerate, quicken, hasten; kill, slay.
Ant. Delay, retard, impede, obstruct; preserve, save, spare.
Desperate. Wild, reckless, despondent, hopeless, wretched, forlorn, lost; heroic, extreme, defiant; precipitate, headlong, frantic.
Ant. Cautious, timid, shy; hopeful, promising, propitious.
Despise. Contemn, scorn, slight, disdain, spurn.
Ant. Respect, esteem, venerate, regard, revere.
Despoil. Strip, denude, ravage; rob, plunder, pillage, devastate.
Ant. Adorn, enrich, rehabilitate.