Synonyms of darn

darn 1 of 3

noun

as in damn

the smallest amount or part imaginable

nobody gave a darn about us when we were poor, but now that we are rich, we have friends we never knew about!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damn
• hoot
• whit
• lick
• fig
• syllable
• modicum
• rap
• jot
• beans
• iota
• whoop
• diddly
• bupkes
• tittle
• ghost
• continental
• squat
• bupkus
• diddly-squat
• bubkes
• doodly-squat
• little
• doodley-squat
• pin
• ounce
• ray
• shred
• semblance
• streak
• peanuts
• smidgen
• particle
• mite
• suspicion
• bit
• touch
• sprinkling
• spot
• smidge
• scrap
• glimmer
• speck
• smidgin
• hint
• ace
• smidgeon
• strain
• scruple
• crumb
• nip
• dab
• shade
• skosh
• snap
• shadow
• driblet
• trace

darn

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verb

ˈdärn 

as in to stitch

to close up with a series of interlacing stitches

in the old days, holes in socks had to be darned by hand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stitch
• suture
• repair
• sew
• patch
• finish
• overcast
• fell
• baste
• embroider
• ease
• knit
• mend
• crochet
• quilt
• cross-stitch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsew

darn

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adjective

ˈdärn 

variants also durn

as in cursed

deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure

I can't seem to tie this darn shoe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cursed
• darned
• freaking
• dang
• terrible
• damnable
• doggone
• infernal
• durned
• danged
• doggoned
• accursed
• blasted
• deuced
• awful
• shameful
• confounded
• curst
• bum
• cussed
• accurst
• rotten
• lousy
• detestable
• nasty
• atrocious
• vile
• pitiful
• abominable
• odious
• execrable
• wretched
• punk
• sorry
• miserable
• scabby
• pitiable
• contemptible
• despicable
• scurvy
• scummy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• commendable
• creditable
• great
• wonderful
• marvelous
• laudable
• marvellous
• praiseworthy

Examples of darn in a Sentence

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Verb

Each one has been accompanied by proclamations that making machines truly intelligent is just too darned hard for humans to figure out. —Will Knight, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2023

These days, there’s still some small virtue in darning a sock or reupholstering a chair, although fewer modern Americans take the time to do so or would call it efficient. —Coco Krumme, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2023

The man would summon his elderly former nanny every time Teddy needed to be darned or re-stitched. —Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 5 May 2023

Her latest obsession is darning. —Carina Chocano, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Mar. 2023