goner vs desperate

goner and desperate both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
goner	Yes	No	No	No
desperate	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, desperate is a hypernym of goner; that is, desperate is a word with a broader meaning than goner:

goner (noun)	desperate (noun)
a person in desperate straits; someone doomed	a person who is frightened and in need of help

goner (adjective)	desperate (adjective)
	showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
	fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
	arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
	showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
	desperately determined
	(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair