Bad and Darned

Bad

Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.

Darned and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Darned" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Darned

Darned adjective - Deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure.
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Synonyms for Darned

Bad and darned are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Darned".

Nearby Words: darn, darner, darning

Both words in one sentence

  • Polar Bears and Penguins Too bad that darned Titanic was in the way....
  • Evil Overlooker The effect is actually very creepy, especially since this is one story where, justice and logic be darned, The Bad Guy Wins.
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