Synonyms for swear word
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Bad word — A word considered obscene and vulgar or offensive
bad word, swear, dirty word, bad language, strong language, four-letter word, oath, naughty word informal, cuss informal US, swearing, profanity, epithet, expletive
2. Curse word — A word that escapes someone's mind (and therefore often also their mouth) in a nearly automatic way when the…
Definitions
- n. 1
A word considered obscene and vulgar or offensive.
Your kid said nasty swear words to me this morning.
- n. 2
A word that escapes someone's mind (and therefore often also their mouth) in a nearly automatic way when the person is under duress, mental stress or distress, etc; such words are often obscene and vulgar or offensive.
Near-synonyms: dirty word, curse word, naughty word, curse, epithet, four-letter word; (uncountable) bad language, strong language, French
Example sentences
- swear When angry, count to four. When very angry, swear.
By length
- 4 letters
- oath1, cuss1
- 5 letters
- swear1, curse1
- 7 letters
- epithet3
- 8 letters
- swearing2
- 9 letters
- profanity4, vulgarity4, expletive3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (epithet3 = 3 syllables).