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
The Ada County Highway District said in a news release that in addition to profanities and inappropriate gestures, road-work crews have been subject to more dangerous driving behavior, including aggressive actions that have led to more police response — and even to criminal charges.
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Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2025
He was seen screaming and shouting profanities as his cameraman attempted to calm him down.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2025
He was seen screaming and shouting profanities as his cameraman attempted to calm him down.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profanities
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
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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
Noun
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Some of us yelled obscenities instead.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Almánzar admitted the argument devolved into obscenities.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But when his streams became more reactionary, filled with outbursts, expletives, and certified crashouts over losing levels, subscribers flocked in.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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He was also heard muttering expletives down the stretch, visibly battling the heat and pressure.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For millennia, human brains adapted to local environments, languages and cultural practices.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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SonyLIV’s 2025 slate spans multiple languages with 25 original series across Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Bengali.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Profanities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profanities. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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