doggone

adjective

variants or doggoned
Definition of doggonenext
as in freaking
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure yet another doggone problem in the phone lines

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doggone
  1. freaking
  2. cursed
  3. darn
  4. darned
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
Adjective
  • Abdurraqib’s point, though, appears to be that the curse might be a blessing in disguise, or at least that our attempts to outrun the curse might be more cursed than the curse itself.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In the press, Duleep was seen as another victim of the cursed Koh-i-Noor, instead of the British Empire.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of cursed
Adjective
  • Kristal was the great love of his life (and a darn good con woman).
    — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Most of all, Gates proclaimed time and time again just how darn special Huntington Beach is.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of darn
Adjective
  • SpaceX’s stock is soggy because there is just so darned much of it about to hit the market.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Heck, as recently as 2023 Cinderella took over the whole darned Final Four, with the Miami Hurricanes, FAU and San Diego State barging in.
    — Greg Cote Updated March 23, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
Definition of darned
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