as in curses
a disrespectful or indecent word or expression
a rap song that is filled with profanities
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Recent Examples of profanities
During the arrest, a large crowd surrounded officers and interfered by yelling profanities and racial slurs, police said.
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Robert A. Cronkleton
march 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
The sound of rubbery squeaking and a few choice profanities emerged from her bedroom.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
The trespasser was shouting profanities and throwing water from a plastic bottle, Tahara detailed.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Because Stern's show aired on public radio at the time, the conversation may have addressed using profanities on-air.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Shrewdly, Jones opens the film with Davidson, as portrayed by Aramayo, attending a reception, where the late Queen Elizabeth II presents him with an honor, and the ceremony is accompanied by the sound of profanities issued from Davidson’s mouth.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
At 21 seconds, the person filming the video drives past the confrontation, and the camera swings to the other side of the street as someone in the car yells profanities.
—Kif Leswing,terri Cullen, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Onlookers immediately rose up in anger and outrage, screaming at the agents and shouting profanities.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Protesters and police clash Police at one point threw devices releasing smoke to break up the crowd, which carried signs and shouted profanities at them.
—Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
Robert A. Cronkleton
march 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
The sound of rubbery squeaking and a few choice profanities emerged from her bedroom.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
The trespasser was shouting profanities and throwing water from a plastic bottle, Tahara detailed.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Because Stern's show aired on public radio at the time, the conversation may have addressed using profanities on-air.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Shrewdly, Jones opens the film with Davidson, as portrayed by Aramayo, attending a reception, where the late Queen Elizabeth II presents him with an honor, and the ceremony is accompanied by the sound of profanities issued from Davidson’s mouth.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
At 21 seconds, the person filming the video drives past the confrontation, and the camera swings to the other side of the street as someone in the car yells profanities.
—Kif Leswing,terri Cullen, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Onlookers immediately rose up in anger and outrage, screaming at the agents and shouting profanities.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Protesters and police clash Police at one point threw devices releasing smoke to break up the crowd, which carried signs and shouted profanities at them.
—Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profanities
Noun
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Pay multiple people from the crafts site Etsy to perform tarot readings, lift any existing curses and otherwise engage in witchcraft.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Indeed, various curses and slurs could be heard shouted from the audience at London's Royal Festival Hall, even during some segments broadcast to audiences in England and abroad.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Chico State allegations were covered by the Chico Enterprise-Record, which reported in 2006 that players accused Goodenbour of degrading them and directing obscenities at them.—
Julia Haney,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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But as the film quietly signals, a society’s obscenities are not aberrations, only parts of an ugly chapter in a long history.—
Michael Snyder,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Apart from the accents, one difference from the American original was the expletives.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The footage, which has been verified by outlets including the BBC, shows the missile landing and Sweeney hitting the deck in a shower of shrapnel before uttering expletives.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
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Beyond the music, these earbuds offer high-accuracy AI translation for 100 languages via the Soundcore app and support wireless charging, providing up to 10 hours of playback on a single charge and 42 hours total with the case.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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His books have been published in more than 55 languages with more than 24 million copies in print, according to a Drake University news release.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
31 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Profanities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profanities. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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