Difference between Resolute and Desperate

RESOLUTE vs DESPERATE: NOUN

Firm, unyielding, determined.
Resolving, or explaining.
Convinced; satisfied; sure.
Having a decided purpose; determined; resolved; fixed in a determination; hence, bold; firm; steady.
Firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
Firm or determined; unwavering.
Characterized by quickness and firmness

Showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
Desperately determined
Showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
Fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
Having reckless abandon in the pursuit of an extreme desire.
Being filled with, or in a state of despair; hopeless.
Extreme, in a bad sense; outrageous; -- used to mark the extreme predominance of a bad quality.
Proceeding from, or suggested by, despair; without regard to danger or safety; reckless; furious.
Beyond hope; causing despair; extremely perilous; irretrievable; past cure, or, at least, extremely dangerous
Without hope; given to despair; hopeless.
Extremely intense.
Suffering or driven by great need or distress.
Nearly hopeless; critical.
Undertaken out of extreme urgency or as a last resort.
Reckless or violent because of despair.
Marked by, arising from, or showing despair.
Having lost all hope; despairing.
Arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

Firm in purpose or belief
Synonyms Decided, fixed, unshaken, unwavering, stanch, undaunted, steadfast; the place of resolute among such words is determined by its fundamental idea, that of a fixed will or put pose, and its acquired idea, that of a firm front and bold action presented to opposers or resistors. It is therefore a high word in the field of will and courage. See decision.
Having a fixed resolve; determined; hence, bold; firm; steady; constantin pursuing a purpose.
Resolving; convincing; satisfying.
Convinced; satisfied; certain.
Separated; loose; broken up; dissolved.

Having no hope; hopeless; despairing.
Without care for safety; extremely rash; reckless from despair, passion, or ferocity: as, a desperate man.
Done or resorted to without regard to consequences, or in the last extremity; showing despair or recklessness; extremely hazardous: as, a desperate undertaking; desperate remedies.
Beyond hope of recovery; irretrievable; irremediable; hopeless: as, desperate fortunes; a desperate situation or condition.
Such as to be despaired of; extremely difficult to do, manage, cure, or reclaim.
Synonyms and Headlong, violent, mad, wild, furious, frantic.
Nearly hopeless
Showing extreme courage
Fraught with extreme danger

Steady, Desperate, Unbendable, Stalwart, Unhesitating, Stout, Undismayed, Undeterred, Unshaken, Decisive, Unfaltering, Undaunted, Unshakable, Unwavering, Steadfast

Anxious, Frantic, Do or die, Unsafe, Fearless, Courageous, Critical, Imperative, Dangerous, Resolute, Brave, Heroic, Despairing, Dire, Hopeless

Steady, Desperate, Unbendable, Stalwart, Unhesitating, Stout, Undismayed, Undeterred, Unshaken, Decisive, Unfaltering, Undaunted, Unshakable, Unwavering, Steadfast

Anxious, Frantic, Do or die, Unsafe, Fearless, Courageous, Critical, Imperative, Dangerous, Resolute, Brave, Heroic, Despairing, Dire, Hopeless

But so far, the engineers have been resolute.
She is resolute in seeking fiscally responsible solutions.
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King gazes to the horizon, thoughtful and resolute.
Government must be really resolute on this one.
In all, you have remained resolute and uncompromising.
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The more players in the game are resolute, and the more resolute each player is, the more likely the situation is to escalate.
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Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside desperate to get out.
Crying out to God in Prayer was not the idea and invention of desperate men in desperate circumstances of life.
Europe to other countries, desperate to return to their families here, who are just as desperate to see them.
Desperate times for Baron Zemo call for desperate measures!
Michael Scofield, who is a desperate man in a desperate situation.
Penn, I never would do this but desperate times call for desperate measures or God also tells you to humble yourself.
Desperate weather can embrace snow in July; a desperate neighborhood would be filled with dodgy or dangerous characters.
Stuck in Miami, Michael begins putting his myriad talents to work helping desperate people out of desperate situations.
The psychological state of a desperate vendor is exactly that, desperate.
These are desperate times, and they call for desperate measures.