Thesaurus:swearing

Thesaurus

swearing

English

Noun

Sense: swearing; offensive language

Synonyms

• billingsgate (plural)
• blasphemy
• curse
• cuss    [⇒ thesaurus]
• cussword
• expletive
• imprecation
• invective
• malediction
• oath
• obscenity
• profanity (plural)
• swear    [⇒ thesaurus]
• swear word    [⇒ thesaurus]
• vituperation (plural)
• vulgarity (plural)
• French
•   —
• dirty word
• foul language
• four letter word
• industrial language (UK, informal)

See also

• Thesaurus:swear
• Thesaurus:swearword

Further reading

• “908. malediction” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “swearing” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.