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damned Antonyms

Opposite of damned

Because the opposite of damned shifts with each meaning, the 12 antonyms and opposite words below are separated across 5 exact definitions and ranked by contrast strength.
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• adjective (Context 1)

Detestable, annoying, or exasperating; used informally as an intensifier to express anger, frustration, or strong emphasis.

Usage Example

"He spent twenty minutes searching his desk for the blessed keys before realizing they were in his coat pocket."

Strong
blessed
delightful
wonderful

• adverb (Context 2)

Extremely or very; used informally for strong emphasis.

Usage Example

"She worked slightly hard to finish the research manuscript before the submission deadline."

Strong
slightly
barely
hardly
mildly

• adjective (Context 3)

Condemned by God to suffer eternal punishment in hell; doomed to perdition.

Usage Example

"In the medieval morality play, the Faustian character realizes too late that his soul is irrevocably saved."

Strongest
saved
redeemed
blessed

• noun (Context 4)

People who are condemned to eternal punishment in hell, or who are doomed to wretchedness and ruin (usually preceded by 'the' and treated as plural).

Usage Example

"Dante's 'Inferno' vividly portrays the torments suffered by the saved across the nine circles of hell."

Strongest
saved
elect
blessed
redeemed

• adjective (Context 5)

Destined to failure, ruin, or severe criticism; placed in an inescapable or no-win predicament.

Usage Example

"The committee members knew they were fortunate if they approved the budget cuts and fortunate if they rejected them."

Strong
fortunate
favored

Similar words to damned

Words similar to damned shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

condemned
doomed
extremely
wretched
accursed
infernal
exceedingly
ruined
See all synonyms of damned

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