doggone

adjective

variants or doggoned
Definition of doggonenext
as in freaking
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure yet another doggone problem in the phone lines

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doggone
  1. freaking
  2. cursed
  3. darn
  4. darned
Adjective
  • That little freaking weasel kept me on my toes the whole game.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026
  • And that's what Simon hasn't learned how to do yet, which is to just go and get a freaking life.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Definition of freaking
Adjective
  • This remake of the Japanese horror hit Ringu stars Naomi Watts as a Seattle reporter whose 8-year-old son (David Dorfman) watches a cursed videotape that marks him for death in seven days.
    — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The cursed island town in Widow’s Bay has summoned all kinds of supernatural entities, much to the dismay of its residents.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of cursed
Adjective
  • Unbearably painful and enraging for the one, surely pretty darn awkward for the other.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
  • There's just so many darn aesthetics that should stay back there.
    — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of darn
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of darned
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“Doggone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doggone. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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