| Main Entry: | damn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | condemn, denounce |
Synonyms: |
abuse, anathematize, attack, ban, banish, blaspheme, blast, cast out, castigate, censure, complain of, confound, convict, criticize, cry down, curse, cuss, darn, denunciate, doom, drat, excommunicate, excoriate, execrate, expel, flame, fulminate against, imprecate, inveigle against, jinx, object to, objurgate, pan, penalize, proscribe, punish, revile, sentence, slam, swear, thunder against |
| Notes: | a dam is a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water while damn is used as an expletive meaning cursed, condemned to hell |
Antonyms: |
bless, cherish, commend, elevate, exalt, favor, glorify, laud, praise, promote |
| Main Entry: | damnable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | atrocious, horrible |
Synonyms: |
abhorrent, abominable, accursed, blamed, blessed, culpable, cursed, dang, darn, depraved, despicable, detestable, dratted, execrable, hateful, odious, offensive, outrageous, wicked |
Antonyms: |
admirable, blessed, cherished, exalted, favorable, favored, good, laudatory, loveable, praiseworthy |
| Main Entry: | damned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hateful, unwelcome |
Synonyms: |
accursed, all-fired, anathematized, bad, blankety-blank, blasted, blessed*, bloody*, blooming, condemned, confounded, cursed, cussed, damnable, dang, darn, darned, despicable, detestable, doggone, done for, doomed, dratted, execrable, gone to blazes, infamous, infernal, loathsome, lost, lousy, reprobate, revolting, unhappy, voodooed |
Antonyms: |
blessed, cherished, favored, likeable, loveable, nice, praiseworthy, welcome |
| Main Entry: | darn |
| Part of Speech: | interjection |
| Definition: | damn |
Synonyms: |
confound it, cripes, damn it, dang, darnation, doggone, drat, gosh-darn |