Awful and Darn

Awful

Awful adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.

Darn and awful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Darn" instead an adjective "Awful".

Nearby Word: awfully

Darn

Darn adjective - Deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure.
Usage example: I can't seem to tie this darn shoe
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Synonyms for Darn

Awful and darn are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Awful" instead an adjective "Darn".

Nearby Words: darned, darner, darning

Both words in one sentence

  • I thought it was darn cool so I went with that.—Research IndicatesResearch Indicates is a Let's Player from the Something Awful forums.
  • Eridan can be kind of creepy, but he seems to be a terribly lonely person, and there's something kind of endearingly pathetic about how darn awful his amateur fiction is.
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