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damndest

ADJECTIVE

hateful, unwelcome

Synonyms

STRONGEST

darned lousy

STRONG

accursed anathematized bad blasted blessed bloody blooming condemned confounded cursed cussed darn doomed infernal lost reprobate revolting voodooed

WEAK

all-fired blankety-blank damnable dang despicable detestable doggone done for dratted execrable gone to blazes infamous loathsome unhappy

Antonyms

STRONG

good nice

WEAK

cherished favored likeable loveable praiseworthy welcome

Example Sentences

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He rang his boss, the head of the political section: "I said, you know, Jim, this is the damndest thing."

From BBC • May 6, 2019

Marvel has an extensive catalogue of characters to anoint as the next generation of Avengers; it’s also doing its damndest to make the X-Men cool again.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2019

One had to do with the other: The simpler the system was, the less the players had to worry about anything but trying their damndest to execute it.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2012

PES Goody and SilveryFox trying to heard chickens by doing their damndest to organise something resembling the World Cup for the PES bloggers.

From The Guardian • Apr. 19, 2010

Frank said, "That was the damndest noise I ever heard."

From Deadly City by Fairman, Paul W.