CURSED Synonyms: 189 Similar and Opposite Words

cursed 1 of 2

adjective

ˈkər-səd

variants also curst

Definition of cursed

as in freaking

deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure that cursed tree fell and blocked the road

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cursed

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verb

past tense of curse

as in condemned

to ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon I curse the guy who had the idea of having annoying salespeople call up innocent people to sell them things they don't want

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as in plagued

to cause persistent suffering to misfortunes and problems seem to have cursed everyone ever associated with that house

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as in swore

to use offensive or indecent language you'll have to put a quarter in the jar every time you curse

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as in blamed

to use profane or obscene language at or about cursed him for showing up late, when he knew how important it was to be on time

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Recent Examples of cursed

Adjective

With Brown, Amos makes twinkly, off-kilter experimental songs that sometimes sound as though they’re being piped out of a cursed music box. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 The final position is right-back, the cursed area of last season. — Andy Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Verb

The film’s plot involves a superstitious young woman named Hayat who is convinced she’s cursed and wants to end her life. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 As the polit evolved, the group removed Sanon from text messages and even cursed him out. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cursed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cursed

Adjective

That little freaking weasel kept me on my toes the whole game.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026
And that's what Simon hasn't learned how to do yet, which is to just go and get a freaking life.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 31 July 2026

Definition of freaking

Verb

At the time, the league said there were no immediate eligibility matters affecting the WNBA and condemned attempts to use the subject to demean or marginalize others.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
The term has since become a shorthand for antisemitic depictions of greed and has been condemned for elevating offensive stereotypes about Jewish people.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of condemned

Verb

But he was plagued by guilt over his ancestor’s role in the trials, and felt compelled to explore themes of human character, greed, and social decay through his work.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Joan realizes that her mother’s vanishing meshes with a larger tapestry of tragedy that has plagued their family over the years.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of plagued

Verb

At least $343,100 is to be spent on surveillance after the president falsely blamed vandals for damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

— Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Many senior Democrats blamed her, along with the rest of the family and his close aides, for hiding his condition.

— Azadeh Moaveni, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of blamed

Adjective

The symbol of an institution that for decades has prepared many of Ukraine’s top public finance officials and ministers sat bomb-blasted and unusable.

— Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026
With more than a dozen varieties grown in and around SoCal, in 2026 alone, heads (of cabbage) will roll if Angelenos can’t get their fix of this vitamin-rich, potassium-laden, calcium-blasted antioxidant VIP in 2026.

— Rebecca Leib, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026

Definition of blasted

Verb

Omar has denounced the investigations as a politically motivated conspiracy against her, and used it to urge supporters to donate to her reelection campaign.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has denounced violence related to immigration but has also acknowledged failures in the border control system over years that have allowed migrants to travel to and stay in South Africa without documentation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of denounced

Verb

Love contains the seeds of its own destruction—the cruelty and self-absorption that turns the afflicted against one another, and themselves.

— Merve Emre, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
While the epicenter was located in Nantou County in central Taiwan, serious damage afflicted residents across the island as roads buckled, bridges collapsed and landslides destroyed everything in their path.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026

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