damnable
10
8.5
- adjective
- /ˈdæmnəbl/
- Formal
- That red dot, that damnable dot.
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Watch on YouTubeIt 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
140
4.1
A person or action that is very bad and dishonest
87
5.7
Very bad in a way that makes people feel strong dislike and disgust
84
5.6
Causing shock and strong disgust because it is very bad
44
3.0
Very bad or shocking behaviour that makes people lose respect
44
7.1
Very bad in a moral way and deserving strong blame
44
7.9
Morally wrong and deserving strong criticism
35
7.8
Very unpleasant and morally wrong to most people
34
6.8
Very bad and unacceptable, deserving strong criticism
29
6.7
Causing people to feel offended or want to protest
26
7.2
Very bad or morally wrong so people strongly dislike it
21
7.7
Causing strong dislike or disgust because people see it as morally wrong
19
7.7
Causing strong disgust or hatred in people
19
8.2
Very unpleasant and likely to make people feel strong dislike
18
7.2
Morally wrong because it goes against religious rules
14
7.4
Very bad and makes people feel angry or disgusted
9
6.5
Very unpleasant and causing people to feel strong dislike or hate
7
5.4
Deserves strong blame or dislike
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
6.3
Deserving criticism for doing something wrong or causing harm
1
5.6
Easy for people to dislike because it seems rude or cruel
1
8.9
Deserving blame or formal criticism
Antonyms
How Condemnable
- Formal
4
9.5
- Formal
10
8.5
- Formal
44
7.9
1
6.5
∞
1.0
17
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.