Profanity Synonyms and Antonyms

prō-fănĭ-tē, prə-
The quality or state of being obscene
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bawdiness
  2. coarseness
  3. dirtiness
  4. filthiness
  5. foulness
  6. grossness
  7. lewdness
  8. obscenity
  9. profaneness
  10. scurrility
  11. scurrilousness
  12. smuttiness
  13. vulgarity
  14. vulgarness
  15. raunch
  16. raunchiness
  17. unblessedness
  18. unsacredness
  19. unsanctity
Antonyms:
  1. clean-language
Something that is offensive to accepted standards of decency
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. obscenity
  2. curse
  3. abuse
  4. bawdry
  5. dirt
  6. expletive
  7. cursing
  8. filth
  9. cuss
  10. ribaldry
  11. swearing
  12. scatology
  13. vulgarity
  14. smut
  15. oath
  16. raunch
  17. swear

Words Related to Profanity

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. decent
  2. blasphemy
  3. foul-language
  4. bad-language
  5. vulgar language
  6. sarcasm
  7. innuendo

Profanity Sentence Examples

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

  • There was also something wonderfully refreshing in having characters swear when they're in trouble, rather than using pathetically tame, mild profanity.

  • Some hilarious T shirts contain profanity or sexually suggestive images or messages, and aren't appropriate for all settings.

  • He uses an excessive amount of profanity, participates in a lot of physical comedy, displays many explicit gestures, and heavily consumes alcohol on camera.

  • The biggest problem I had with the game was the profanity.

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