DEUCEDLY 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

The two answer a royal summons to investigate a cursed palace whose secrets even the King cannot speak of openly.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
For years, a static skeletal figure sat atop a cursed pile of gold, but now, his story is coming to life thanks to the latest in Audio-Animatronic technology.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

Definition of cursed

Adjective

Torres – one of Barcelona’s key men up front – had been having an awful tournament, missing a plethora of chances throughout Spain’s campaign and being benched after starting against Cape Verde.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
In a clearing in the forest, his younger selves sit at a long table with the abbott, who is wearing the final boss of season three’s awful wigs.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026

Definition of awful

Adjective

To sit still now would send a terrible message to a clubhouse full of pros, all of whom know the score.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
Spieth decided the ball sitting on a steep slope and potentially on a terrible lie wasn’t playable.

— Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of terrible

Adjective

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 family trees here have a lot of branches and some of them are a bit rotten.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
The place to really advance the argument that something is rotten with elections is in the states, where officials have actual authority over the ballots, the drop boxes, the voting machines—the building blocks of elections.

— Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

Definition of rotten

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