darned

Examples

• All

• Plus, Google has done such a darn good job of search.

• So I think that's a pretty darn good goal for one month.

• Why, just the best darned general in the whole Northern Army.

  The Red Badge of Courage (1951)

• You know darned well it is.

  Something to Sing About (1937)

• Actually looks pretty darn good all things considered.

• Why at that time was everything so darn smooth?

• Most of all, I'm tired of being second to those... those darned Russians.

  The Right Stuff (1983)

• So KCL is pretty darn good, right?

• Since I settled in Southern California, I've built up a darned good client list that includes a lot of wealthy movie people.

  Fiction book (2001)

• You know darned well it is.

Synonyms

D

damn

vsdarned

• NSFW

∞ 7.5

Shows that something is very strong or important

is a gentler option used to soften emphasis and avoid vulgarity

G

goddamn

vsdarned

• Offensive

∞ 9.2

Shows strong anger, annoyance, or surprise in rude informal speech

is chosen instead to give mild emphasis without using vulgar offensive words

H

heck

vsdarned

• Informal

448 7.5

A small amount of care or worry about something

is used to intensify meaning gently instead of using harsher expletives

D

damned

vsdarned

• NSFW

306 5.6

Said to make something sound very strong

is milder and often chosen specifically to avoid that stronger emphasis

G

goddamned

vsdarned

• Offensive

100 9.9

Shows strong anger or annoyance in a rude way

is a mild, informal intensifier used when avoiding that offensive aggression

D

darn

vsdarned

• Informal

62 6.7

A word people say when they feel annoyed or surprised

is used mainly to intensify meaning as a substitute for stronger words

G

goddam

vsdarned

• Offensive

47 9.9

Adds strong anger or surprise to what you say

is much milder, used to avoid that harsh vulgarity in casual talk

B

blasted

vsdarned

• Archaic

32 7.4

A mild rude word that you put before a noun to show annoyance

is more generally a mild intensifier across grammar positions, not only nouns

I

infernal

vsdarned

• Informal

18 7.4

Used before a noun to show strong anger or annoyance

is milder and less harsh in tone, chosen to avoid that strong emphasis

D

danged

vsdarned

• Informal

5 8.6

Put before a word to show mild annoyance or strong feeling

is applied more generally to intensify meaning not limited to word position

B

blessed

vsdarned

• Informal

4 6.1

Often comes before a word to show anger or surprise

is a direct mild intensifier used broadly, not mainly as euphemistic replacement

D

durn

vsdarned

• Informal

2 9.9

Feeling a little angry or annoyed about something

is less playful and more focused on intensifying meaning as a soft substitute

B

blamed

vsdarned

• UK

2 8.2

Put before a noun to show strong annoyance

is less tied to noun placement and used for general mild intensification

D

dratted

vsdarned

• Archaic

1 8.6

A mild word people use to show they are annoyed about something

is often chosen to intensify language gently rather than show direct anger

D

dern

vsdarned

• Archaic

1 9.9

An old word used to show anger or strong dislike

is the regular mild informal expletive used in general modern speech

D

deuced

vsdarned

• Archaic

1 9.9

A word people say before an adjective to show strong annoyance or emphasis

is the modern mild expletive form used to soften emphasis and sound current

D

doggoned

vsdarned

• Archaic

1 9.0

Used before a word to show mild anger or surprise

is used more broadly to intensify meaning across contexts rather than only before words

D

durned

vsdarned

• Informal

1 9.9

A short word said to show surprise or mild anger

is used mainly to intensify meaning rather than only express surprise

T

tarnal

vsdarned

• Archaic

1 9.9

Used before a noun to show strong annoyance

is the common modern mild expletive rather than an archaic regional form

C

consarned

vsdarned

• Archaic

1 9.9

An old mild word people say when they are annoyed

is the contemporary mild intensifier used instead of that dated expression

G

goldamned

vsdarned

• NSFW

9.9

People say this to show annoyance or strong feeling

is a common mild expletive used to avoid those more offensive variants

Idioms

I

I'll be darned

• Informal

4 9.9

A way to say you are surprised or do not believe something

How Emphatic

damn

• NSFW

∞ 6.7

darned

• Informal

239 7.4

heck

• Informal

448 7.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology