damned Synonyms
Another word for damned
• adjective (Context 1)
Detestable, annoying, or exasperating; used informally as an intensifier to express anger, frustration, or strong emphasis.
"He spent twenty minutes searching his desk for the wretched keys before realizing they were in his coat pocket."
• adverb (Context 2)
Extremely or very; used informally for strong emphasis.
"She worked extremely hard to finish the research manuscript before the submission deadline."
• adjective (Context 3)
Condemned by God to suffer eternal punishment in hell; doomed to perdition.
"In the medieval morality play, the Faustian character realizes too late that his soul is irrevocably condemned."
• 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).
"Dante's 'Inferno' vividly portrays the torments suffered by the condemned across the nine circles of hell."
• adjective (Context 5)
Destined to failure, ruin, or severe criticism; placed in an inescapable or no-win predicament.
"The committee members knew they were doomed if they approved the budget cuts and doomed if they rejected them."
Opposites of damned
The opposite of damned shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: