Synonyms of swearing

swearing 1 of 2

noun

as in profanity

Related Words

• profanity
• cursing
• blasphemy
• insult
• sacrilege
• desecration
• affront
• irreverence
• impiety
• profanation
• violation
• defilement
• contamination
• pollution
• corruption
• trespass
• debasement
• sin

Dissimilar Words

• worship
• adoration
• purification
• reverence
• consecration
• glorification
• veneration
• sanctification

swearing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of swear

1

as in cursing

to use offensive or indecent language

no one is allowed to swear in this house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cursing
• cussing
• blaspheming
• damning
• railing
• ranting
• reviling
• fulminating
• imprecating
• execrating
• confounding
• anathematizing

2

as in vowing

to make a solemn declaration of intent

swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vowing
• promising
• pledging
• insisting
• agreeing
• covenanting
• ensuring
• declaring
• guaranteeing
• assenting
• giving one's word
• consenting
• undertaking
• affirming
• acceding
• betrothing
• affiancing
• trothing
• engaging
• asserting
• averring
• avowing
• plighting
• contracting
• warranting
• avouching

3

as in testifying

to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact

the sworn statement of the witness was presented as evidence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• testifying
• attesting
• witnessing
• verifying
• bearing witness
• deposing
• vowing
• promising
• vouching

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swearing

Noun

June 9 is the anniversary of your swearing-in, right? — Kevin Townsend, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026

There’s a good chance the next Sacramento City Council will consist of the same nine faces after its swearing-in ceremony in December. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026

Russell plays the fool wonderfully as Fairchild's suffering boyfriend, reacting to the increasingly bizarre events as most of us would, with incredulity and swearing, and there are some brilliant sight gags sprinkled throughout the film. — Ian Stokes, Space.com, 12 June 2026

When Greenspan joined the Ford administration as an economic adviser, Rand attended his swearing-in ceremony. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 22 June 2026

For the most part, all reliable and good, though occasionally, particularly during trips off-hours when ridership would fall off, the experience could be dicey with the train car almost empty and a rider shouting, swearing, smoking or even being threatening. — Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026

Fed day Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh departs from the East Room of the White House after a swearing-in ceremony, May 22, 2026. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 June 2026

After turning heads with $600 boots at her husband, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s, swearing-in ceremony, Duwaji has once again captured the attention of the fashion-obsessed with a look inspired by the New York Knicks. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 18 June 2026

Verb

Social media videos show drivers aghast at the lines or swearing at empty gas pumps and rising prices. — ABC News, 1 July 2026

Andrew has a long record of rudeness to staff, shouting and swearing at them and going against strict protocol rules over security. — Christina Dugan Ramirez , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026

Ormund buckles easily enough, dropping to his knee and swearing fealty to Daenerys. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026

Knowing auto engineers that probably means lots of swearing and finally using a crowbar and lump hammer to make the thing fit. — New Atlas, 15 June 2026

The trio signed the papers swearing their allegiance to the United States of America, not King George the Third. — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office honored a Colorado veteran's decades of service and sacrifice by swearing him in as an honorary sheriff's deputy. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 25 May 2026

The Atlanta Police Department later released bodycam footage to TMZ, which showed Poirier attempting to fight a police officer and swearing at airline employees. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

Davidson, 54, became the subject of numerous documentaries, and in 2019, made headlines for unintentionally swearing at Queen Elizabeth II while receiving an award for his advocacy work. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026