Synonyms of cursing

cursing 1 of 2

noun

as in swearing

Related Words

• swearing
• profanity
• blasphemy
• insult
• sacrilege
• desecration
• affront
• impiety
• irreverence
• violation
• profanation
• defilement
• pollution
• contamination
• corruption
• trespass
• debasement
• sin

Dissimilar Words

• worship
• adoration
• purification
• consecration
• reverence
• glorification
• sanctification
• veneration

cursing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of curse

1

as in condemning

to ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon

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 & Similar Words

• condemning
• denouncing
• anathematizing
• imprecating
• beshrewing
• execrating
• hexing
• maledicting
• jinxing
• reviling
• damning
• reprobating
• darning
• voodooing
• danging
• railing (against)
• cussing (out)
• fulminating (against)
• dashing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• commending
• congratulating
• blessing
• applauding

2

as in plaguing

to cause persistent suffering to

misfortunes and problems seem to have cursed everyone ever associated with that house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plaguing
• persecuting
• afflicting
• torturing
• besieging
• attacking
• tormenting
• bothering
• excruciating
• besetting
• agonizing
• bedeviling
• stinging
• harrowing
• racking
• anguishing
• troubling
• harassing
• badgering
• disturbing
• annoying
• assailing
• griping
• striking
• irritating
• pursuing
• aggravating
• pestering
• worrying
• riding
• oppressing
• bugging
• hounding
• distressing
• hurting
• exasperating
• dogging
• trying
• irking
• stressing
• smiting
• upsetting
• overwhelming
• molesting
• grieving
• riling
• agitating
• stabbing
• harrying
• nettling
• chafing
• vexing
• perturbing
• straining
• discomforting
• grating
• tyrannizing
• victimizing
• galling
• crushing
• peeving
• rasping
• smarting
• wringing
• disquieting
• overpowering
• flustering
• getting
• pricking
• paining
• piquing
• putting out
• hagriding
• discomposing
• panging
• martyring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assisting
• aiding
• helping
• abetting
• relieving
• delivering
• releasing
• consoling
• comforting
• contenting
• soothing
• quieting
• solacing
• reprieving
• succoring

3

as in cussing

to use offensive or indecent language

you'll have to put a quarter in the jar every time you curse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swearing
• cussing
• blaspheming
• railing
• damning
• ranting
• reviling
• fulminating
• confounding
• execrating
• imprecating
• anathematizing

4

as in blaming

to use profane or obscene language at or about

cursed him for showing up late, when he knew how important it was to be on time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blaming
• criticizing
• damning
• chiding
• admonishing
• reprimanding
• imprecating
• rebuking
• reproaching
• reproving
• maledicting
• censuring
• reprehending
• reprobating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praising
• extolling
• magnifying
• blessing
• glorifying
• commending
• lauding
• applauding
• hailing
• saluting
• complimenting
• acclaiming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cursing

Noun

People would literally be in the drive-thru cursing at me. —Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026

According to Queen Camilla’s son Tom Parker Bowles, his mother had to cut back on a certain bad habit after marrying King Charles—cursing. —Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 4 June 2026

Recently, a man on her bus started getting loud and cursing. —Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026

And then an ignominious end to her Indian Wells title defense, which saw her cursing at the crowd after a tense, tetchy loss to Kateřina Siniaková in her second match. —Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 2 June 2026

To her daughter, 8-year-old Hazel (Nola Wallace), Paula is the fun parent, a mom who encourages ice cream for dinner, embraces cursing, enthusiastically participates in TikTok dances, and even coaches her daughter’s youth soccer team. —Erin Qualey, Vulture, 29 May 2026

The event, organized by the Shelby County Republican Party, turned out a small crowd and was greeted by some supportive honks from motorists, but also some cursing at Trump from people in at least two cars passing by. —Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026

Premium cable, with its grit and cursing and nudity, is not the natural habitat of an actor who thrives on the chuckles of studio audiences. —Judy Berman, Time, 17 Mar. 2026

People went ballistic—cursing, yelling, screaming, all kinds of threats. —Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026

Verb

The woman started cursing her out. —Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026

Throughout our conversation, Rosenbaum frequently cited examples in which obvious AI errors left him enraged and literally cursing at the machine. —Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026

When Ahmed suggested that this was a bad idea, since Denise was the one who had been violent, Denise began cursing at him. —Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026

The 66-year-old actress visited the NBC morning show to promote her new Lifetime movie, Love, Again, and ended up accidentally cursing twice live on air. —Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026

That looks like a straight between the subscribers and young Wilfred, who was left cursing his beloved Palace for conceding that stoppage-time goal at Anfield, denying him a precious four-pointer. —Oliver Kay, New York Times, 1 May 2026

Etsy witches are cursing Klay Thompson Wow. —Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026

Armenians at home and in the diaspora voiced their outrage at the friendly message, drawing up grievances and cursing the government, often with expletives. —Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026

Casey Schmitt slammed his right hand on the dirt near second base, cursing himself for his second baserunning mistake in less than 24 hours. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026