Synonyms of darned

darned 1 of 2

adjective

variants also durned

as in freaking

deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure

the darned computer is broken

Synonyms & Similar Words

• freaking
• cursed
• darn
• awful
• terrible
• blasted
• dang
• rotten
• damnable
• danged
• infernal
• doggone
• accursed
• deuced
• wretched
• confounded
• pitiful
• cussed
• nasty
• bum
• lousy
• detestable
• sorry
• atrocious
• odious
• abominable
• miserable
• vile
• execrable
• shameful
• punk
• scabby
• contemptible
• pitiable
• despicable
• scurvy
• scummy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• commendable
• creditable
• wonderful
• great
• marvelous
• laudable
• praiseworthy

darned

2 of 2

verb

past tense of darn

as in stitched

to close up with a series of interlacing stitches

in the old days, holes in socks had to be darned by hand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stitched
• sutured
• repaired
• sewed
• patched
• finished
• basted
• overcast
• embroidered
• mended
• felled
• eased
• knit
• crocheted
• quilted
• cross-stitched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsewed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of darned

Adjective

The best horror movies for Halloween need to offer something a little richer, that mix of shivers and catharsis that makes this time of year so darned fun. — Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026

Catch the darned ball Over the first three quarters of a one-score game, as the Broncos huffed and puffed and punted and trailed 10-3, Webb’s offense ran 16 first-down plays. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026

SpaceX’s stock is soggy because there is just so darned much of it about to hit the market. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026

Heck, as recently as 2023 Cinderella took over the whole darned Final Four, with the Miami Hurricanes, FAU and San Diego State barging in. — Greg Cote updated March 23, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026

The first revelation was apparently fine, but her mom blamed those darned permissive Jesuits at Holy Cross for the second. — Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 13 Dec. 2025

Within days, the magic of agricultural alchemy will turn it all into the best darned fertilizer since God invented the chicken. — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025

Let’s cruise another groomer and try to remember how to make a gosh darned turn. — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 2 Dec. 2025

An allied assertion is that if AI generates foul code, tell the AI to get its act together and fix the darned stuff. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025

Verb

Others proclaim that we should be darned happy that AI seems to work. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Much is made of the iconography of the character of Mary Poppins — one of cinema's most famous, hyperbole be darned — but perhaps not enough is owed to how Julie Andrews, on the cusp of 30, simultaneously brought green charisma and decades of wisdom to the magical, practical nanny. — Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026

If only that darned Joseph Stalin hadn’t come along. — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026

If that is the case, Barnes can be expected continue to come off the bench, his now-defunct streak be darned. — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Feb. 2026

More holes had been worn through the holes that had been darned. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025

The Triumph was, and still is, honest, authentic, and darned-near bulletproof. — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2025