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expletive

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of expletive

a disrespectful or indecent word or expression

unleashed a slew of expletives upon losing the tennis match

Synonyms of expletive

curse, cuss, cussword, dirty word, four-letter word, obscenity, profanity, swear, swearword, vulgarism

Words Related to expletive

bawdry, language, scurrility

execration, imprecation, malediction

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disparage

to speak slightingly about or to degrade