Thesaurus results for SWEAR

swear 1 of 2

verb

ˈswer

Definition of swear

as in to curse

to use offensive or indecent language no one is allowed to swear in this house

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as in to promise

to make a solemn declaration of intent swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth

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as in to testify

to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact the sworn statement of the witness was presented as evidence

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swear

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noun

as in curse

a disrespectful or indecent word or expression can't you express your frustration without using swears?

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Recent Examples of swear

Verb

Blood runs down Zack’s chin before his parents swear to tell the truth. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026 Even Jane Fonda, who swore Raman into office after her 2024 city council reelection, endorsed Karen Bass for mayor instead. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026

Noun

Kennedy could be heard hurling swears at the Swedish team. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026 And Boring would be that much closer to its 90,000-rider pinkie-swear. — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for swear

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Verb

How about the generations of NHL fans not living in Quebec who cursed the Montreal Canadiens?

— Steve Buckley, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Supporters rallied again Friday outside Portland’s Moda Center, where trans activists interrupted speakers, cursed at reporters and confronted attendees.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of curse

Verb

But Duff and Maroney said more action is needed and promised to introduce additional legislation in 2027 to regulate the technology, the benefits of which towns continue to debate.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026
As the team advances toward commercial deployment, the technology promises to slash power bills for data centers and factories and cut industrial carbon footprints worldwide.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of promise

Verb

Clancy, 35, wept at the defense table as ex-husband Patrick Clancy and other witnesses testified last week about the killings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
The list of officers who won’t be called to testify has been a concern of both the union representing rank-and-file CPD officers and the Cook County public defender’s office, which represents most defendants in Cook County Circuit Court.

— Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of testify

Noun

He’d just been followed down a country highway by an angry mob, which screamed cusses and gave him the finger.

— Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
My grandmother extended a ladder up into this tough old cuss of a tree and climbed up, at some risk, to pick the bulging fruit.

— Jim Meddleton, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2024

Definition of cuss

Verb

Rushdie has spent almost 40 years under threat of death from Islamic extremists after the Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against him, claiming Rushdie’s novel The Satanic Verses blasphemed Islam and mocked the Prophet Muhammad.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 July 2026
For his followers, blaspheming the Holocaust and celebrating Hitler became a way to signal contempt for the political religion of postwar liberalism.

— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026

Definition of blaspheme

Verb

Bush had blamed her previous loss on AIPAC, even vowing revenge on the organization in her concession speech.

— Mike Catalini, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
The groups have vowed to continue protesting every Thursday to pressure the government to accelerate deportation, enforce immigration laws and tighten security at the country's borders.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of vow

Verb

Los Angeles Police Department Detective Corey Ferrel testified about damning text message communications Monday as Burke's week-long preliminary hearing neared an end, FOX 11 Los Angeles reported.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Lawmakers had started impeachment proceedings in June after a damning parliamentary report concluded the president had a case to answer regarding the handling of the theft, including why such large amounts of cash were kept in a sofa at the farm.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026

Definition of damn

Verb

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel spoke at a City Council hearing Wednesday afternoon and pledged that changes would be made to his department after the incident in June.

— Dan Snyder, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
What businesses are doing with the money varies -- some are reinvesting it while others are pledging to lower prices in the future.

— Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of pledge

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