damndest

ADJECTIVE

hateful, unwelcome

Synonyms

STRONGEST

darned lousy

STRONG

accursed anathematized bad blasted blessed bloody blooming condemned confounded cursed cussed darn doomed infernal lost reprobate revolting voodooed

WEAK

all-fired blankety-blank damnable dang despicable detestable doggone done for dratted execrable gone to blazes infamous loathsome unhappy

Antonyms

STRONG

good nice

WEAK

cherished favored likeable loveable praiseworthy welcome

Example Sentences

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damndest

We move on to another patchwork team doing its damndest to defy the odds.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2024

Marvel has an extensive catalogue of characters to anoint as the next generation of Avengers; it’s also doing its damndest to make the X-Men cool again.

From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2019

Neither, it turns out, are Green Day, who do their damndest to avoid anyone seeing their "secret" NME/Radio 1 stage set on Saturday morning.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 26, 2012

One had to do with the other: The simpler the system was, the less the players had to worry about anything but trying their damndest to execute it.

From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2012

We did our damndest, which angels can't do no more.

From The Valley of the Giants by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne