damnable
10
8.5
- adjective
- /ˈdæmnəbl/
- Formal
:
condenable
- That red dot, that damnable dot.
It will grow, and fast or slow, soon or late, it will grow large enough to end this damnable presidency.
- It will grow, and fast or slow, soon or late, it will grow large enough to end this damnable presidency.
- That red dot, that damnable dot.
Examples
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Laws against killing, against rum, and laws against the damnable sin of adultery.
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The politician's damnable lies outraged the citizens who expected honesty.
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My God, he thought, it's this damnable place.
Fiction book (1991) -
Anything that would get him out of this damnable rain and protect him from predators.
Fiction book (1999) -
That beautiful, horrible, damnable, lovely, sad poem.
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But, as my father said, she caused one hell of a damnable commotion.
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Personally, I found their actions damnable and deserving of the fate you brought upon them.
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Or, the one damnable sin (which is to say, the one sin God Himself cannot forgive).
Academic text (2010) -
I believe you once said to yourself, Poverty is no disgrace, but it is a damnable inconvenience.
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Damnable life! The sensual pleasures Marcus had once savored were now dust in his mouth.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
95
5.7
Very bad in a way that makes people feel strong dislike and disgust
87
5.6
Causing shock and strong disgust because it is very bad
86
4.1
A person or action that is very bad and dishonest
50
7.9
Morally wrong and deserving strong criticism
46
3.0
Very bad or shocking behaviour that makes people lose respect
42
7.8
Very unpleasant and morally wrong to most people
38
6.8
Very bad and unacceptable, deserving strong criticism
31
6.7
Causing people to feel offended or want to protest
24
7.2
Very bad or morally wrong so people strongly dislike it
23
7.7
Causing strong dislike or disgust because people see it as morally wrong
21
7.2
Morally wrong because it goes against religious rules
20
8.2
Very unpleasant and likely to make people feel strong dislike
20
7.7
Causing strong disgust or hatred in people
20
5.4
Deserves strong blame or dislike
15
7.4
Very bad and makes people feel angry or disgusted
15
7.1
Very bad in a moral way and deserving strong blame
9
6.5
Very unpleasant and causing people to feel strong dislike or hate
4
9.5
Very bad and unpleasant, causing strong dislike
4
8.2
Very bad and unpleasant, of poor quality
1
7.5
Deserving strong criticism for being wrong
1
7.6
Likely to harm someone's reputation by showing shameful behaviour
1
5.6
Easy for people to dislike because it seems rude or cruel
Deserving blame or formal criticism
Deserving criticism for doing something wrong or causing harm
Antonyms
How Condemnable
- Formal
4
9.5
- Formal
10
8.5
- Formal
50
7.9
1
6.5
∞
1.0
18
3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Damnable comes from the old Latin verb damnare, meaning 'to condemn' or 'to blame', and it shares the same root as the English word damn. So something called damnable is seen as worthy of strong blame or condemnation.