Synonyms for darn

Most common

hoot · tinker's damn · foo

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Adjective

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Damn.

   His opinion isn't worth a darn.

2. n. 2

   A place mended by darning.

3. adj. 1

   Damn.

4. v. 1

   Damn.

Forms

Plural

darns → hoots, shits, mends, repairs…

Past participle

darned
e.g. darned → damned, danged, bothered, shot…

Example sentences

• hoot The barn owl does not hoot, but screeches.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

foo¹

4 letters

shit¹, damn¹, dash¹, dang¹, mend¹, hoot¹

5 letters

shoot¹, patch¹

6 letters

repair², bother², damned¹, cursed¹

7 letters

blessed¹, goddamn², blasted²

8 letters

infernal³, damnable, blimming

9 letters

goddamned²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (repair² = 2 syllables).