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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
superlative form of damned: most damned; surprising, remarkable, amazing..
"And the damnedest thing happened. I was dreaming, but in my dream I was dreaming. It was the damnedest thing, really."
"Fancy was doing her damnedest to pull her own oar and the boys were tripping all over themselves to treat her like a lady."
Use damnedest when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Damnedest means superlative form of damned: most damned; surprising, remarkable, amazing..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"And the damnedest thing happened. I was dreaming, but in my dream I was dreaming. It was the damnedest thing, really."
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