Definitions

damn

[dam] / dæm /

VERB

condemn, denounce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

curse darn

STRONG

abuse anathematize attack ban banish blaspheme blast castigate censure confound convict criticize cuss doom excommunicate excoriate execrate expel flame imprecate jinx objurgate pan penalize proscribe punish revile sentence slam swear

WEAK

cast out complain of cry down denunciate drat fulminate against inveigle against object to thunder against

Antonyms

STRONG

admit allow approve benefit compliment defend exonerate include laud permit praise protect reward welcome

WEAK

bless cherish commend elevate exalt favor glorify promote

Example Sentences

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Recently, one of my best friends asked me if I’d seen “Michael,” Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson biopic that Salon’s movie critic Coleman Spilde hailed as “so damn weird.”

From Salon • May 14, 2026

Temperamentally, I do not give a damn what my neighbors own; I have zero envy.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Fix the damn fountain already, not because the Olympics are coming in two years, but because 4 million residents deserve better right now.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

At that point during the hearing, Darren Coates - one of Ian's sons - muttered "damn right".

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

He’d exchange glances with my mother, who found it all a little funny, as if to say, These damn kids.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

damn

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