Definitions

doggone

[dawg-gawn, -gon, dog-] / ˈdɔgˈgɔn, -ˈgɒn, ˈdɒg- /

ADJECTIVE

cursed

Synonyms

STRONG

accursed bedeviled blasted blighted confounded excommunicate foredoomed voodooed

WEAK

blankety-blank cast out execrable ill-fated infernal snakebit star-crossed unholy unsanctified villainous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

blessed

WEAK

great kind nice sweet

ADJECTIVE

damned

Synonyms

STRONGEST

darned lousy

STRONG

accursed bad blasted blessed bloody blooming confounded cursed darn infernal lost reprobate revolting voodooed

WEAK

all-fired blankety-blank damnable dang despicable detestable done for dratted execrable loathsome unhappy

Antonyms

STRONG

good nice

WEAK

cherished favored likeable loveable praiseworthy welcome

INTERJECTION

darn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dang

WEAK

confound it cripes damn it darnation drat gosh-darn

Example Sentences

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Let’s just say there’s a whole lot of doggone fun to have here.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025

This week’s Slate News Quiz is doggone good.

From Slate • May 17, 2024

“When I first started coming, they were very standoffish. Now most of them are pretty doggone friendly,” Olivio said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024

And I was like, ‘Ooh I’m gonna call this doggone number, I’ve been cheated on.’

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2023

Going like this I wasn’t never going to get away from this doggone city.

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis

doggone

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