DEUCED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

deuced

adjective

ˈdü-səd

Definition of deuced

as in cursed

deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure this deuced washing machine always gives me trouble

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Adjective

Images of shape-shifting witches and cursed doors blur the lines between reality and the twins’ childlike imagination.

— Jude Noel, Pitchfork, 22 July 2026
Deadites will rise from the cursed pages of the Necronomicon as Evil Dead Burn becomes the latest house confirmed for this year’s Halloween Horror Nights.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026

Definition of cursed

Adjective

The optics of continuing to play a seven-day tournament for roughly $4 million in prize money at the same event where men were playing across 12 days for up to $12 million would have been awful.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026
From Jeffrey’s team, Chloe’s remade dress, with an off-the-shoulder top and an awful mesh corset patch tied with a blue ribbon, is universally hated by the judges.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Definition of awful

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With more than a dozen varieties grown in and around SoCal, in 2026 alone, heads (of cabbage) will roll if Angelenos can’t get their fix of this vitamin-rich, potassium-laden, calcium-blasted antioxidant VIP in 2026.

— Rebecca Leib, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Each earbud is made from polished aluminum and housed in a pearl-blasted charging case made from natural aluminum.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026

Definition of blasted

Adjective

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

Definition of darned

Adjective

The rotten culture that is seeping ever deeper into football was exemplified by the announcement that one of the game’s most successful referees had retired.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 23 July 2026
Eventually, the plant can’t absorb enough water through its rotten roots to survive.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 July 2026

Definition of rotten

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