Definitions

drat

[drat] / dræt /

INTERJECTION

darn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dang doggone

WEAK

confound it cripes damn it darnation gosh-darn

VERB

damn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

curse darn

STRONG

abuse anathematize attack ban banish blaspheme blast castigate censure confound convict criticize cuss doom excommunicate excoriate execrate expel flame imprecate jinx objurgate pan penalize proscribe punish revile sentence slam swear

WEAK

cast out complain of cry down denunciate fulminate against inveigle against object to thunder against

Antonyms

STRONG

admit allow approve benefit compliment defend exonerate include laud permit praise protect reward welcome

WEAK

bless cherish commend elevate exalt favor glorify promote

Example Sentences

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Drat: The end of the line for more than 200,000 solo California drivers using stickers for carpool lanes.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2018

Drat, they were leaving the juicy parts out this time.

From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2017

Drat, still in third place behind Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 19, 2012

Drat the luck, in October 1993 she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

From Time Magazine Archive

Drat, thought Ralph, and he ran up Ryan’s leg in hopes of a glimpse of the test that lay ahead.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary