as in sheer
having no exceptions or restrictions
only a damned fool would say such a thing
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as in damn
to a great degree
it's a damned fine day
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as in cursed
to use profane or obscene language at or about
damned the car for once again breaking down
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as in denounced
to declare to be morally wrong or evil
a heresy that was quickly damned by a hastily called church council
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as in sentenced
to impose a judicial punishment on
damned him to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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Recent Examples of damned
Idaho Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
The only, single-minded goal appears to be to increase residential building capacity; lack of infrastructure be damned.
—Nico Calavita, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
The combo of that large, efficient head; the dampening factor of the wood handle; and a nice texture at the base of the grip just felt so damned good, strike after strike.
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 20 Nov. 2024
Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
But injuries be damned, everyone on the team was ready to go.
—Idaho Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
The only, single-minded goal appears to be to increase residential building capacity; lack of infrastructure be damned.
—Nico Calavita, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Adverb
This is typically where everyone’s hindsight becomes so damned good.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
The combo of that large, efficient head; the dampening factor of the wood handle; and a nice texture at the base of the grip just felt so damned good, strike after strike.
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 20 Nov. 2024
Verb
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for damned
Adjective
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But the sheer relentlessness of its joke-cracking bodes well for future, riskier enterprises — as, for that matter, does the natural spark between Matarazzo’s repeatedly foiled would-be swagger and Giambrone’s disarming mama’s-boy act.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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This luminous pastel shade can be worn as a sheer, frosted finish or with a bit more pigment.—
Andrea Carbajal,
Glamour,
14 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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There’s gonna have to be a lot of that because these NFL rights are going to be so damn expensive, these streaming services are going to have to figure it out.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Hemi set the bar pretty damn high—Dodge got a comical 1,025-hp claim out of the Demon 170 before ending production of the Challenger.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Is there something tainted or cursed about this place?—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2026
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That person is then cursed and slated for murder.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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Numerous Democratic lawmakers denounced Carr’s threat as a page straight out of an autocratic playbook.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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Biss, who is Jewish, has denounced AIPAC, but has disclosed meeting with the group towards the start of his campaign.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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He was convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to 5½ years in prison.—
NICOLE WINFIELD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Jackson will be sentenced on June 2, 2026, and faces life in prison.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The trial lasted several months, with the prosecution maintaining this charge despite the utter absurdity of the accusation and the evidence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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The veteran punk band's set was utter chaos.—
Deborah Sengupta Stith,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Now the molecule was DMT, which causes an extremely intense but relatively short trip.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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The researchers also say the laser could benefit industries that depend on nanoelectronics, including semiconductor manufacturing, by helping engineers detect extremely small defects in chips.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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The state government on Sunday condemned the attack and said the security agencies are implementing measures to intensify surveillance and reinforce security presence across vulnerable communities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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And after some listeners condemned Rozos’ comments, the university withheld his diploma.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Damned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damned. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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