danged
/dæŋd/
ADJECTIVE
1. Damned or deserving condemnation
Condemned, cursed, or regarded as deserving punishment or strong disapproval; also used as a mild euphemistic form of damned.
1.1. Cursed or condemned
Used to describe someone or something regarded as cursed, condemned, or deserving strong disapproval, often in informal or emphatic language.
Synonyms
- damned
- cursed
- accursed
- accurst
- curst
- damnable
- anathematized
- execrated
- maledicted
Antonyms
- blessed
- blest
- praised
- commended
Examples
- The villagers believed the abandoned house was danged by an ancient curse.
Related Words
- condemnation
- curse
- damnation
- execration
- anathema
- malediction
1.2. Annoying or objectionable things
Used informally before a noun to express irritation, frustration, or strong dislike toward something considered troublesome, unpleasant, or objectionable.
Synonyms
- blasted
- darned
- doggone
- doggoned
- durned
- confounded
- cursed
- cussed
- deuced
- freaking
- infernal
Antonyms
Examples
- Who left this danged mess in the kitchen?
- The danged storm knocked out the power for hours.
- I cannot get this danged machine to work properly.
Related Words
- annoying
- irritating
- frustrating
- troublesome
- objectionable
- exasperating
1.3. Extremely good or impressive
Used informally as an intensifier to emphasize an unusually high degree of a positive quality or achievement.
Synonyms
- very
- extremely
- remarkably
- exceptionally
- awfully
- mighty
- incredibly
Examples
- You're one danged good cook, and everyone loves your meals.
Related Words
VERB
2. To damn or condemn
To curse, condemn, or express strong disapproval of someone or something.
2.1. Cursing or expressing condemnation
Used to describe the act of cursing, condemning, or denouncing someone or something with strong disapproval.
Synonyms
- damned
- cursed
- anathematized
- beshrewed
- condemned
- denounced
- execrated
- hexed
- imprecated
- jinxed
- maledicted
- reprobated
- reviled
Antonyms
- blessed
- praised
- applauded
- commended
- congratulated
Examples
- He danged the circumstances that had ruined his plans.
Related Words
- curse
- damnation
- condemnation
- denunciation
- malediction
- anathema
2.2. Dashing or throwing forcefully
Used in a less common verbal sense associated with throwing or sending something forcefully in a particular direction.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- caught
- held
- retained
Examples
- He danged the object across the room in frustration.