Synonyms of damning

damning 1 of 2

adjective

ˈda-miŋ 

as in disastrous

bringing about ruin or misfortune

a damning flaw in the program cost the company millions of dollars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disastrous
• unfortunate
• fatal
• catastrophic
• destructive
• cataclysmic
• calamitous
• ruinous
• fateful
• apocalyptic
• damaging
• harmful
• detrimental
• adverse
• cataclysmal
• apocalyptical
• pernicious
• injurious
• hapless
• deleterious
• prejudicial
• luckless
• baneful
• hurtful
• evil
• noxious
• baleful
• ill-fated
• ill-starred
• ill

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• happy
• fortunate
• fortuitous
• lucky
• providential
• promising
• encouraging
• fair
• optimistic
• bright
• rosy
• hopeful
• fluky
• golden
• flukey
• heartening
• upbeat
• auspicious
• propitious
• rose-colored

damning

2 of 2

verb

present participle of damn

1

as in cursing

to use profane or obscene language at or about

damned the car for once again breaking down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cursing
• blaming
• criticizing
• chiding
• admonishing
• imprecating
• reproving
• rebuking
• reprimanding
• censuring
• maledicting
• reproaching
• reprehending
• reprobating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praising
• extolling
• magnifying
• blessing
• glorifying
• lauding
• commending
• applauding
• hailing
• complimenting
• saluting
• acclaiming

2

as in denouncing

to declare to be morally wrong or evil

a heresy that was quickly damned by a hastily called church council

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denouncing
• condemning
• criticizing
• blaming
• attacking
• decrying
• censuring
• disparaging
• execrating
• anathematizing
• convicting
• faulting
• belittling
• sentencing
• reprehending
• reprobating
• knocking
• dooming
• scolding
• panning
• slamming
• deprecating
• chiding
• hating
• blasting
• admonishing
• blacklisting
• upbraiding
• chastising
• excommunicating
• berating
• dispraising
• rebuking
• castigating
• raking
• reviling
• abhorring
• detesting
• reprimanding
• ostracizing
• reproving
• loathing
• lambasting
• reproaching
• dissing
• cursing
• vituperating
• imprecating
• abominating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approving
• endorsing
• praising
• blessing
• sanctioning
• indorsing
• extolling
• lauding
• commending
• exalting
• applauding
• glorifying
• hailing
• touting
• saluting
• eulogizing
• sanctifying
• honoring
• acclaiming
• consecrating
• hallowing
• revering
• venerating

3

as in sentencing

to impose a judicial punishment on

damned him to life in prison without the possibility of parole

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sentencing
• condemning
• punishing
• dooming
• adjudging
• judging
• correcting
• finding
• penalizing
• disciplining
• ruling
• chastising
• chastening
• opining
• decreeing
• censuring
• castigating
• concluding
• determining
• resolving
• deciding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pardoning
• reprieving

Examples of damning in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Gwynne’s announcement as the government published a damning report into the state of the country’s public health system, the National Health Service, by surgeon Lord Ara Darzi. —Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024

There is no place for their platitudes, inaction or hiding of damning reports when our children need immediate protection. —Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2024

Also, the Troy Lee A1 Classic MIPS scored a respectable 11.65, while the MIPS-free Troy Lee A1 Drone scored a damning 19.35. —Seb Stott, Outside Online, 6 Aug. 2024

The paper, which backed Blair in 1997 but has endorsed the Tories since 2010, delivered a damning verdict on Sunak’s party after 14 years in power. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 4 July 2024