1
: damaged by or as if by an explosive, lightning, wind, or supernatural force
upon this blasted heath—
William Shakespeare
William Shakespearea blasted apple tree
2
: damned, detestable
this blasted weather
3
slang
: intoxicated from drugs or alcohol
Synonyms
Examples of blasted in a Sentence
He got totally blasted at the party.
that blasted car salesman cheated us
Recent Examples on the Web
As in the video game, which starts characters off in a kind of blasted heath, the surroundings are visually competent but forgettable.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Hunger and disease stalk Gaza’s blasted neighborhoods.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
And of course, the blasted, decaying backdrop of the Bronx would somehow scuttle everyone’s dreams and desires.
—Vulture, 15 Sep. 2023
Sabalenka dispatched Svitolina, 6-4, 6-4, with one last bullying rally and a final blasted forehand.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 June 2023
Their mission was to understand ejecta patterns—the blasted material that lands outside the crater—and help astronauts develop an understanding of how to sample this material while on the moon.
—Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2023
If this flat, endless nowhere is a manifestation of the blasted psychic terrain Barry (and Sally) now occupy, the camera isn’t having it.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
Back at Conductor, Mr. Besmertnik watched his office start to buzz as the head of internal communications, Dani Weiss, blasted music, grabbed a microphone and called everyone together for an all-staff meeting.
—Emma Goldberg Hilary Swift, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2023
The glass inside the vehicle is shown blasted but intact.
—Samuel Oakford, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2022
Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Hunger and disease stalk Gaza’s blasted neighborhoods.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
And of course, the blasted, decaying backdrop of the Bronx would somehow scuttle everyone’s dreams and desires.
—Vulture, 15 Sep. 2023
Sabalenka dispatched Svitolina, 6-4, 6-4, with one last bullying rally and a final blasted forehand.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 June 2023
Their mission was to understand ejecta patterns—the blasted material that lands outside the crater—and help astronauts develop an understanding of how to sample this material while on the moon.
—Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2023
If this flat, endless nowhere is a manifestation of the blasted psychic terrain Barry (and Sally) now occupy, the camera isn’t having it.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
Back at Conductor, Mr. Besmertnik watched his office start to buzz as the head of internal communications, Dani Weiss, blasted music, grabbed a microphone and called everyone together for an all-staff meeting.
—Emma Goldberg Hilary Swift, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2023
The glass inside the vehicle is shown blasted but intact.
—Samuel Oakford, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2022
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“Blasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blasted. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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