Profanity synonyms

prō-făn'ĭ-tē, prə-

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expletive
(Linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.
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swearing
The act of swearing, or making an oath.
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abuse
Insulting or hurtful language, especially when used to threaten or demoralize:
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cursing
The act of one who curses.
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obscenity
Obscenity is an offensive word, expression or behavior.
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curse (related)
The definition of a curse is a swear word or a bad word or the state of bad luck caused by someone wishing evil or injury to happen to someone else.
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blasphemy (related)
The definition of blasphemy is saying something concerning God that is very disrespectful.
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cuss
The definition of cuss means a curse word, or an odd person or animal.
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oath
A solemn pledge or promise to a god, king, or another person, to attest to the truth of a statement or contract
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swear
A swearword.
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clean-language (antonym)
A questioning technique based on discovery and development of personal symbols and metaphors of the person questioned.
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bawdiness
The state or characteristic of being bawdy.
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coarseness
The property of being coarse, roughness or primitiveness, unrefined or unpolished.
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dirtiness
The quality or state of being obscene
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filthiness
The property of being filthy
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foulness
An island off the east coast of Essex where the Thames estuary joins the North Sea.
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grossness
Lack of refinement in character, behaviour etc.; coarseness.
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lewdness
Indecent behavior offensive to observers.
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profaneness
The quality of being profane; profanity.
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scurrility
A vulgar, coarse, or abusive remark or passage.
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scurrilousness
The property of being scurrilous.
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smuttiness
The state or quality of being smutty.
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vulgarity
The quality or condition of being vulgar.
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vulgarness
Quality of being vulgar.
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raunch
Material or a performance that is sexually explicit or evocative:
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raunchiness
The characteristic of being raunchy.
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dirt
A filthy or soiling substance, such as mud or dust.
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filth
Disgustingly offensive dirt, garbage, etc.
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ribaldry
An example of ribald language or humor
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scatology
Obscenity or obsession with the obscene, esp. with excrement or excretion, in literature
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smut
A mark made by something dirty; soiled spot
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decent (related)
The quality or state of being obscene
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unblessedness
The state or condition of being unblessed.
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unsacredness
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unsanctity
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foul-language (related)
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bad-language (related)
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vulgar language (related)
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sarcasm (related)
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innuendo (related)
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swearword (related)
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  • There was also something wonderfully refreshing in having characters swear when they're in trouble, rather than using pathetically tame, mild profanity.

  • A free chat room usually has a set list of rules, such as no profanity or crude nicknames.

  • In addition, the Clovers cheerleaders embellished their "response" cheer with some profanity, which while understandable for the characters, should never be used in an actual cheer.

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