Synonyms of damn

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adjective

as in sheer

having no exceptions or restrictions

that dilapidated house is a damn eyesore and should be torn down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sheer
• utter
• unconditional
• damned
• simple
• absolute
• complete
• pure
• total
• definite
• very
• outright
• perfect
• real
• deadly
• huge
• profound
• dreadful
• downright
• crashing
• thorough
• unmitigated
• blank
• regular
• endless
• clean
• fair
• categorical
• unadulterated
• stark
• unqualified
• plumb
• thoroughgoing
• dead
• constant
• flat-out
• consummate
• horrible
• rank
• flat
• blooming
• terrible
• stone
• straight-out
• genuine
• bodacious
• eternal
• out-and-out
• arrant
• perpetual
• all-out
• unalloyed
• veritable
• authentic
• classic
• extreme
• main
• hopeless
• undying
• unremitting
• supreme
• unrestricted
• extraordinary
• terrific
• confirmed
• habitual
• superlative
• inveterate
• frightful
• surpassing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uncertain
• doubtful
• questionable
• restricted
• dubious
• qualified
• equivocal

damn

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adverb

as in damned

to a great degree

told her she'd never get married because she was too damn picky

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damned
• very
• extremely
• terribly
• incredibly
• too
• so
• really
• highly
• badly
• seriously
• desperately
• far
• severely
• super
• jolly
• much
• that
• real
• most
• full
• especially
• intensely
• wildly
• mighty
• such
• dang
• heavily
• greatly
• particularly
• exceptionally
• awfully
• fiercely
• awful
• extra
• absolutely
• good and
• way
• wicked
• fantastically
• exceedingly
• immensely
• totally
• sore
• supremely
• specially
• fabulously
• passing
• frightfully
• deadly
• vitally
• beastly
• rattling
• bone
• cracking
• uncommonly
• hugely
• almighty
• surpassingly
• achingly
• eminently
• roaring
• whacking
• utterly
• completely
• a lot
• remarkably
• mortally
• thumping
• monstrous
• stinking
• thoroughly
• enormously
• sorely
• filthy
• colossally
• ever
• spanking
• deeply
• entirely
• blisteringly
• archly
• corking
• right
• majorly
• positively
• roaringly
• vastly
• mightily
• unco
• significantly
• wholly
• as all get-out
• downright
• fully
• obviously
• considerably
• noticeably
• flat-out
• profoundly
• visibly
• purely
• radically
• substantially
• notably
• altogether
• extensively
• markedly
• palpably
• plainly
• monumentally
• discernibly
• excessively
• obscenely
• abundantly
• plentifully
• amazingly
• appreciably
• astonishingly
• staggeringly
• astronomically
• monstrously
• overmuch
• grandly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• little
• somewhat
• slightly
• nominally
• just
• barely
• hardly
• negligibly
• scarcely
• marginally
• minimally
• scantily
• meagerly

damn

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noun

as in whit

the smallest amount or part imaginable

I don't want to hear about your problems—I just don't give a damn

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whit
• hoot
• lick
• darn
• shred
• bit
• little
• fig
• syllable
• modicum
• iota
• jot
• whoop
• diddly
• tittle
• rap
• beans
• squat
• ghost
• continental
• diddly-squat
• touch
• bubkes
• hint
• ounce
• speck
• doodley-squat
• glimmer
• particle
• ray
• pin
• semblance
• streak
• peanuts
• suspicion
• smidgen
• sprinkling
• scrap
• spot
• mite
• trace
• strain
• ace
• crumb
• scruple
• shade
• shadow
• dab
• nip
• skosh
• snap
• driblet

damn

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verb

ˈdam 

1

as in to curse

to use profane or obscene language at or about

damned the car for once again breaking down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curse
• blame
• criticize
• imprecate
• chide
• admonish
• reprimand
• maledict
• reproach
• rebuke
• reprove
• censure
• reprobate
• reprehend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bless
• praise
• glorify
• commend
• magnify
• salute
• applaud
• extol
• laud
• compliment
• hail
• acclaim

2

as in to blame

to declare to be morally wrong or evil

a heresy that was quickly damned by a hastily called church council

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blame
• denounce
• criticize
• condemn
• attack
• fault
• decry
• censure
• hate
• sentence
• knock
• execrate
• disparage
• reprobate
• anathematize
• belittle
• pan
• reprehend
• doom
• slam
• convict
• scold
• dis
• blast
• loathe
• detest
• rake
• chide
• blacklist
• chastise
• deprecate
• excommunicate
• berate
• ostracize
• admonish
• dispraise
• abhor
• revile
• reproach
• curse
• rebuke
• reprimand
• castigate
• upbraid
• vituperate
• imprecate
• reprove
• abominate
• lambaste

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bless
• approve
• endorse
• sanction
• praise
• commend
• salute
• applaud
• extol
• exalt
• glorify
• honor
• hail
• tout
• laud
• revere
• consecrate
• eulogize
• sanctify
• acclaim
• hallow
• venerate

3

as in to sentence

to impose a judicial punishment on

damned him to life in prison without the possibility of parole

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sentence
• condemn
• doom
• punish
• find
• correct
• judge
• penalize
• discipline
• rule
• adjudge
• decree
• chastise
• censure
• resolve
• decide
• determine
• opine
• castigate
• conclude
• chasten

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pardon
• reprieve

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of damn

Adjective

These damn streets, they aren’t made for walking or living or trash collection or traffic or bicycles or romantic walks or rollerblading or traffic jogs. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026

Or leave the community that’s so often iced them to clean up their own damn mess this time? — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

Adverb

This sucker is super small and lightweight, clips on in a second, and feels damn close to the original inputs. — David Pierce, The Verge, 15 Aug. 2026

The reason the rent is too damn high is because Wall Street is counting on it. — Anisha Steephen, Time, 21 July 2026

Noun

Drop some of the races on tracks no one gives a damn about and showcase the old school tracks, Bristol, Talladega and Daytona get three races a season. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026

Volcanoes, like stars and tides and changing seasons, don’t give a damn. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026

Verb

The response has been swift and damning, predominantly from women in sport whom Sweeney is — intentionally or not — representing. — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

The loss ended up being doubly damning, because the Diamondbacks scored five runs in the final two innings and walked off the Cubs 5-4 to gain a game in the standings. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing damn

• damn well