as in curses
a disrespectful or indecent word or expression
a man who has never uttered a single cuss
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as in swears
to use offensive or indecent language
the little girl clapped her hands over her ears when her brother started cussing
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cusses
Noun
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As rocks and curses flew from the street, bullets spat from the middle window on the south side of the house.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025 -
Seth was given the job to create a list of curses and a list of clean words that Steve could shout.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Bronax Pillow Slippers One PEOPLE shopping writer swears by these cushy house shoes, which have held up to three years of daily wear.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Travel-size Vaseline 4-pack This may sound like an odd addition, but my dad swears by Vaseline.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Cusses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cusses. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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