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

But also, this virtual guy is just so darned persistent, popping back up on PSA’s computers even after Michael hires their previous client Vik to scrub the network. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

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

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