as in sheer
having no exceptions or restrictions
that dilapidated house is a damn eyesore and should be torn down
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as in damned
to a great degree
told her she'd never get married because she was too damn picky
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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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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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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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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
Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 27 Apr. 2023
And baseball doesn’t give one damn.
—Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Feb. 2022
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
Many take a different view, believing Joel’s actions to be entirely selfish and quite possibly damning the entire human race.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The small Central American nation switched alliances from Taiwan to China last month, not long after a Chinese company built a $300 million hydroelectric damn in the country, fully funded by the Chinese government.
—Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 27 Apr. 2023
And baseball doesn’t give one damn.
—Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Feb. 2022
Verb
Is there such a thing as damning with faint prophecy?
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
Many take a different view, believing Joel’s actions to be entirely selfish and quite possibly damning the entire human race.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for damn
Adjective
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Catch up quick: In the mid-19th century, Crum — a chef at Moon's Lake House in Saratoga Springs, New York — changed food history out of sheer frustration.—
Delano Massey,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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The cars were also judged on the basis of innovation, sheer sumptuousness, and importance, with nine experts voting on the results.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The combo of that large, efficient head; the dampening factor of the wood handle; and a nice texture at the base of the grip just felt so damned good, strike after strike.—
Joe Jackson,
Outside Online,
20 Nov. 2024
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Still, Moore is pretty damned great — this could almost be her Fly.—
Tom Gliatto,
Peoplemag,
20 Sep. 2024
Noun
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The lack of logic Trump’s fun-house version of justice may not matter a whit to voters, or alter even slightly their perceptions of the two major parties.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
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The last-minute Annie Oakley act does not alter that one whit.—
The Editors,
National Review,
30 Sep. 2024
Verb
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For example, Noah Gragson cursed on television while competing in the Xfinity Series in 2020 but was not fined.—
Madeline Coleman,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Rock, who was recently announced for a Martin Scorsese movie alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, returned to a warm reception and wasted no time cursing on air, teasing a big announcement.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Ehrlich can hardly be blamed for the most coercive incarnations of population control.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Ballard blamed himself for not cultivating a more dog-eat-dog mentality throughout the entire roster.—
James Boyd,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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He will be sentenced at Luton Court on Wednesday, March 5.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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The following year, she was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus an additional 25 years.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Since 2014, Ukraine has been subjected to a level of violence and criminality that reflects Russia’s utter contempt for the laws of armed conflict.—
The Editors,
National Review,
20 Feb. 2025
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United went on to end the 2021-22 campaign in utter turmoil, with players in revolt and Ralf Rangnick as interim manager, but still placed sixth.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Next month, the Academy will dutifully hand out Oscars to an array of very deserving, very human winners.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The very formative years of my life, when my parents were working, I was being watched by my grandma.—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Damn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damn. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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