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cuss

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of cuss

a disrespectful or indecent word or expression

  • a man who has never uttered a single cuss
Synonyms of cuss

curse, cussword, dirty word, expletive, four-letter word, obscenity, profanity, swear, swearword, vulgarism
Words Related to cuss

bawdry, language, scurrility

execration, imprecation, malediction

epithet, name

oath

cuss

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of cuss

to use offensive or indecent language

  • the little girl clapped her hands over her ears when her brother started cussing
Synonyms of cuss

blaspheme, curse, swear
Words Related to cuss

anathematize, confound, damn, execrate, imprecate

fulminate, rail, rant, revile

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