Synonyms for billingsgate
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Profane, abusive language; coarse words.
You wouldn't have believed the billingsgate which poured forth from that boy's mouth.
Forms
- Plural
- billingsgates → abuses, invectives, vituperations, scurrilities…
Example sentences
- invective Her so-called essay was actually an invective against the entire academy.
- swearing Ziri was still swearing at everyone and everthing.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| billingsgate | steady | |
| invective | steady | |
| vituperation | falling | |
| scurrility | falling | |
| swearing | rising | |
| ribaldry | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- abuse2
- 8 letters
- swearing2, ribaldry3
- 9 letters
- invective3
- 10 letters
- scurrility
- 12 letters
- vituperation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abuse2 = 2 syllables).