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adjective

Definition of damnnext
as in sheer
having no exceptions or restrictions that dilapidated house is a damn eyesore and should be torn down

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damn

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adverb

as in damned
to a great degree told her she'd never get married because she was too damn picky

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damn

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noun

as in whit
the smallest amount or part imaginable I don't want to hear about your problems—I just don't give a damn

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damn

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verb

ˈdam How to pronounce damn (audio)
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as in to curse
to use profane or obscene language at or about damned the car for once again breaking down

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2
as in to blame
to declare to be morally wrong or evil a heresy that was quickly damned by a hastily called church council

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3
as in to sentence
to impose a judicial punishment on damned him to life in prison without the possibility of parole

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Recent Examples of damn
Adjective
Get checked and vaccinate your damn kids! — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026 The whole damn band should’ve gotten co-production and credit. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
Adverb
Alone, that sounds pretty damn good. — Rachel Nussbaum, InStyle, 23 June 2026 Luckily for us, the best Lizzie McGuire could do was pretty damn good. — Christian Holub, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026
Noun
Volcanoes, like stars and tides and changing seasons, don’t give a damn. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026 What is emerging instead is a stewardship model that treats vital ecosystems, like coral reefs, as dynamic systems requiring maintenance, repair, and adaptation, much like roads, damns, and power grids. — Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
Lawmakers had started impeachment proceedings in June after a damning parliamentary report concluded the president had a case to answer regarding the handling of the theft, including why such large amounts of cash were kept in a sofa at the farm. — ABC News, 24 July 2026 In traditional translations of Homer, Circe is often portrayed as a villain, someone who revels in luring victims to her island and damning them to her animal menagerie. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for damn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for damn
  1. sheer
  2. damned
  3. whit
  4. curse
  5. blame
  6. sentence
  7. utter
  8. very
Adjective
  • Other governments, including the US, have their own rules and disclosure requirements, but beyond the breadth of the controls in China, the sheer number of people affected is striking – and reaches far beyond civil servants.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Just look at the new stand — the sheer size of it shows the club’s ambition.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of sheer
Adverb
  • The Rolling Stones, down to two original members, have released their 25th studio album, Foreign Tongues, and most of it is pretty damned good.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 6 July 2026
  • But Cleveland State was, in fact, a damned good basketball team, as were most of the double-digit seed winners in NCAA Tournament history.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of damned
Noun
  • His adoration, here as in all things natural, is infectious, although the birds themselves care not a whit for him, and isn’t that part of the wonder, the fun?
    — Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • An unconventional structure or new approach bothers them not a whit.
    — Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026
Definition of whit
Verb
  • As a result of her refusal, the entire kingdom is cursed to live without love and anyone who steps foot inside it is also cursed.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Ella is a young woman cursed to obey all instructions whose quest for self-determination also turns her into an advocate for the kingdom’s oppressed elves and ogres.
    — Chris Bellamy, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of curse
Verb
  • But blaming the technology risks obscuring the fact that humans write the code, select the data on which AI systems are trained, approve their use, and decide where and how they are deployed.
    — Shaun Harper, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Many adults who struggle with food or body image blame the role models who were dieting during their childhood.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of blame
Verb
  • He was eventually convicted and sentenced to seven months in prison, and in July 2026 he was transferred to prison to begin serving his sentence.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier in the week Judge Johnson sentenced two other Drive Planning employees, Chief Operating Officer David Bradford and Chief Administrative Officer Julie Edwards.
    — Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of sentence
Adjective
  • In both cases, there is something at once magisterial and leadenly self-regarding about the melancholic rhythms of Cusk’s prose, with its stiff and stately syntax and its utter impatience with the real vagaries of difference.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The Carolina Panthers played their offensive starters for three series on Saturday, and the result was an utter flop.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of utter
Adverb
  • Romanian officials have warned that the danger to border communities is very real.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • California eventually adopted a very limited film tax credit plan in 2009, but even then production had already gone elsewhere.
    — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
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“Damn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damn. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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