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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

You disinterred me at the damndest most vital moment of your history, and probably of Earth's as well—we've had conquerors aplenty, but always of this world, not from out of it.

From The Buttoned Sky by Reynard, Geoff St.