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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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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

Stomping around in woolly tights and Fair Isle cardies, Wilson does her damndest to pull off frumpiness, but who’s she kidding?

From The Guardian • Sep. 15, 2018

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 Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)