damn

Examples

• All

• I don't give a damn what she did.

  Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)

• She knows that her excuses don't hold a damn of weight with us.

• Your check is no damn good.

  The Boost (1988)

• You haven't earned damn thing in your life.

• But this doesn't have one damn thing to do with darkness.

  DoctorRamani

• I don't give a damn if he hears me or not.

  The Magnificent Seven (1960)

• I had to get used to it, or I wouldn't be worth a damn in Dohnwana.

  Fiction book (1991)

• "I said they don't need to send the whole damn battalion after one guy, that's all."

  Fiction book (1992)

• Your opinion doesn't mean a damn to me when it comes to this project.

• He realized his old car was worth a damn after years of neglect.

Synonyms

S

shit

vsdamn

• Offensive

∞ 9.9

Something worthless or untrue that people say to you

is similar but is used more in general negative expressions

C

crap

vsdamn

• Offensive

∞ 8.5

Words that are false or useless

is less focused on poor quality and more on general worthlessness

F

fuck all

vsdamn

• Offensive

12 9.9

A very small or no amount of something

expresses low value but not the absolute nothing emphasis or vulgar intensity

H

hoot

vsdamn

• Informal

10 5.5

Something of little or no value

is the more general negative term for low value in many expressions

R

red cent

vsdamn

• Informal

6 6.3

A very small amount of money, often meaning nothing at all

is broader, applying to worthlessness beyond money examples

D

darn

vsdamn

• Informal

4 7.9

A word people use to say something has very little value

is the more general negative term without that explicit emphasis

T

tinker's damn

vsdamn

• NSFW

2 9.9

Something of little or no worth

is the common negative word used widely to show worthlessness

T

tinker's dam

vsdamn

• Archaic

1 9.9

Something of very little or no value

is the standard negative expression for low value across contexts

S

shucks

vsdamn

• Slang

1 9.7

A thing that has little or no value

is similar but used in both casual and stronger negative expressions

Antonyms

T

treasure

595 1.1

Valuable items like gold or jewels that people keep

A

asset

147 3.5

A useful quality, skill, or person that helps someone succeed

Idioms

D

damn right

• NSFW

130 8.5

Say this to show you strongly agree with something

D

damn straight

• NSFW

23 9.9

To say yes very strongly, often in informal speech

D

damn fool

• Offensive

3 9.2

An angry phrase used to call someone stupid

A

a damn sight better

• NSFW

3 8.8

A lot better than someone or something else

D

to damn with faint praise

• NSFW

2 9.4

Give a weak compliment that sounds positive but actually criticizes someone

D

to damn the torpedoes

• NSFW

2 9.9

To go ahead despite danger and warnings

D

damn Yankee

• Slur

1 9.9

A rude exclamation showing anger at someone from the northern United States

A

a damn sight more

• NSFW

1 9.1

A lot more said in an informal, rude way to show a strong difference

N

near as damn it

• NSFW

1 9.4

Almost exactly right

D

damn right proud

• NSFW

8.8

Feeling very proud and happy about what you did

Compounds

D

damn fool

• Offensive

23 8.2

A person who acts very stupidly or recklessly

D

damn fool

• Offensive

11 7.8

Very stupid and acting without care

T

tinker's damn

• NSFW

2 9.9

Something of little or no worth

D

damn Yankee

• Slur

2 9.9

An insulting name used by southerners for a person from the northern United States

D

damn Yankee

• Offensive

1 9.6

A rude name for a fan of the New York Yankees baseball team

F

faint damn

1 9.6

A small criticism that sounds like praise

Surface Forms

Etymology