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

The Olympics, the environment, the damn developers, self-driving cars, LAX. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

No one had done this thorough a job to trace the legend’s origins and find out what is true and what is demonstrably false about it — and, more importantly, why the damn thing has outlasted nearly every other gossip item in the history of Hollywood. — Allen Salkin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Adverb

This guy’s a good football player, damn good football player, massive, really strong with his hands. — Jon MacHota, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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

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

In other words, damn the existential threat to humanity, full speed ahead! — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

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

Phrases Containing damn

• damn well