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Synonyms for blaspheme

Most common

swear curse imprecate defame revile

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Swear

swear, curse, cuss informal US, imprecate, vilify

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.

  2. v. 2

    To speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; to revile impiously (anything sacred).

Related words

Word family
blasphemous blasphemy

Forms

Past participle
blasphemed
e.g. blasphemed → sweared, cursed, cussed, imprecated…

Example sentences

  • swear When angry, count to four. When very angry, swear.
  • curse Don't curse or I'll wash your mouth out with soap.
  • defame Sami didn't want to defame anyone.
  • revile Love me or revile me, but do not ignore me.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
blasphemerising
swearrising
curserising
imprecaterising
defamesteady
revilerising

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

By length

4 letters
cuss1
5 letters
swear1, curse1
6 letters
malign2, defame2, vilify3, revile2
9 letters
imprecate
10 letters
calumniate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (malign2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
blasphémer
Italiano
bestemmiare
Español
blasfemar
Català
blasfemar