DANGED Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in freaking

deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure that danged company lost our payment again

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verb

past tense of dang

as in darned

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Recent Examples of danged

Adjective

The Mets and Astros aren’t even in the danged thing. — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for danged

Adjective

And that's what Simon hasn't learned how to do yet, which is to just go and get a freaking life.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 31 July 2026
But my concern about my present writing quality is getting in the way of just telling a freaking story.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of freaking

Verb

Others proclaim that we should be darned happy that AI seems to work.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Much is made of the iconography of the character of Mary Poppins — one of cinema's most famous, hyperbole be darned — but perhaps not enough is owed to how Julie Andrews, on the cusp of 30, simultaneously brought green charisma and decades of wisdom to the magical, practical nanny.

— Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026

Definition of darned

Adjective

With more than a dozen varieties grown in and around SoCal, in 2026 alone, heads (of cabbage) will roll if Angelenos can’t get their fix of this vitamin-rich, potassium-laden, calcium-blasted antioxidant VIP in 2026.

— Rebecca Leib, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Each earbud is made from polished aluminum and housed in a pearl-blasted charging case made from natural aluminum.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026

Definition of blasted

Adjective

The battle sequences in this finale are awful, elaborate, and grotesque, especially Ormund using children as human shields and Daemon burning them alive.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
So, what does this mean for the markets, and us bystanders, in this awful situation?

— Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of awful

Adjective

That Crowley came from behind to win was a testament to Evers’ grit and determination to keep the nomination from Hong, whom Evers said was unlikely to win in November, and to how terrible of a campaigner Hong turned out to be in the home stretch.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Although the Constitution requires congressional involvement in war-making, Trump like Nixon disdained that mandate with terrible consequences.

— Elizabeth Holtzman, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026

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