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Synonyms & Antonyms of curse
(Entry 1 of 2)
- uttered a curse upon his persecutor from the scaffold
Synonyms for curse
- anathema,
- ban,
- execration,
- imprecation,
- malediction,
- malison,
- winze
- [Scottish]
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- citation,
- commendation,
- endorsement
- (also indorsement)
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- started muttering curses after hitting his thumb with the hammer
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- intolerance of personal differences is a curse of humanity
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curse
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of curse (Entry 2 of 2)
- I curse the guy who had the idea of having annoying salespeople call up innocent people to sell them things they don't want
Synonyms for curse
- anathematize,
- beshrew
- [archaic],
- imprecate,
- maledict
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- misfortunes and problems seem to have cursed everyone ever associated with that house
Synonyms for curse
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- aggravate,
- agitate,
- annoy,
- bother,
- bug,
- chafe,
- distress,
- disturb,
- exasperate,
- gall,
- get,
- grate,
- gripe,
- hagride,
- harass,
- harry,
- irk,
- irritate,
- molest,
- nettle,
- peeve,
- pester,
- pique,
- put out,
- rasp,
- rile,
- vex
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- cursed him for showing up late, when he knew how important it was to be on time
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“Curse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curse. Accessed 16 Sep. 2021.
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