Synonyms of damned

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adjective

ˈdam(d) 

as in sheer

having no exceptions or restrictions

only a damned fool would say such a thing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

damned

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adverb

as in damn

to a great degree

it's a damned fine day

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

damned

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verb

past tense of damn

1

as in cursed

to use profane or obscene language at or about

damned the car for once again breaking down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cursed
• blamed
• criticized
• admonished
• imprecated
• reprimanded
• reproved
• chid
• maledicted
• reproached
• rebuked
• censured
• reprehended
• reprobated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blessed
• praised
• magnified
• glorified
• hailed
• commended
• lauded
• applauded
• extolled
• saluted
• acclaimed
• complimented

2

as in denounced

to declare to be morally wrong or evil

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denounced
• condemned
• blamed
• criticized
• attacked
• execrated
• anathematized
• censured
• decried
• reprobated
• doomed
• reprehended
• faulted
• hated
• disparaged
• knocked
• convicted
• sentenced
• panned
• belittled
• excommunicated
• slammed
• ostracized
• blasted
• scolded
• cursed
• blacklisted
• loathed
• admonished
• detested
• chastised
• reviled
• deprecated
• abhorred
• berated
• dispraised
• upbraided
• raked
• reprimanded
• castigated
• reproached
• rebuked
• dissed
• abominated
• reproved
• lambasted
• vituperated
• chid
• imprecated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blessed
• approved
• sanctioned
• endorsed
• praised
• exalted
• lauded
• glorified
• extolled
• hailed
• commended
• applauded
• saluted
• acclaimed
• consecrated
• honored
• sanctified
• touted
• revered
• venerated
• eulogized
• hallowed

3

as in sentenced

to impose a judicial punishment on

damned him to life in prison without the possibility of parole

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sentenced
• condemned
• doomed
• punished
• adjudged
• found
• judged
• disciplined
• penalized
• corrected
• decreed
• ruled
• resolved
• chastised
• determined
• chastened
• censured
• castigated
• opined
• concluded
• decided

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pardoned
• reprieved

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of damned

Adjective

New Critical theorizing be damned, to read the words on the page only to ignore the page itself can feel like not having read at all. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026

There are more tools than ever at a player’s disposal, and as a result, players are squeezing the most out of their games — pace of play be damned. — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Adverb

To take just one example from many hundreds, consider this conical, solid brass paperweight from minimalist Swedish firm Les Few, which will weigh down your expense reports and look damned good doing it. — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025

This is typically where everyone’s hindsight becomes so damned good. — Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025

Verb

In relation to superstars, officials can be damned either way. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 19 June 2026

He was subsequently hailed by many northern abolitionists as a martyr and damned by many southerners as an insurrectionist intent on destroying the institution of slavery. — Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025