SWEARING Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in profanity

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swearing

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verb

present participle of swear

as in cursing

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

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as in vowing

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 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

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Recent Examples of swearing

Noun

Another football player, Josiah Peeler, 18, was charged with false swearing. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 The other, Josiah Peeler, has been charged with false swearing. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 July 2026 Oakland Police Chief James Beere during his swearing-in ceremony on July 29, 2026. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 29 July 2026 When Greenspan joined the Ford administration as an economic adviser, Rand attended his swearing-in ceremony. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 22 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 June 9 is the anniversary of your swearing-in, right? — Kevin Townsend, The Atlantic, 18 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 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

Verb

The premise isn’t all that deep, its a bunch of feral alley cats swearing a lot. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026 Ormund buckles easily enough, dropping to his knee and swearing fealty to Daenerys. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026 Social media videos show drivers aghast at the lines or swearing at empty gas pumps and rising prices. — ABC News, 1 July 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 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 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 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for swearing

Noun

The crowds ignored the best efforts of the protest leaders to act as disciplinary conductors and reveled in their own playful spontaneity, their slogans and posters heaping colorful profanities on the prime minister.

— Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
During a match at the Miami Open, Vasek Pospisil delivered a profanity-laden tirade against the leader of the men’s tennis tour, the ATP.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of profanity

Verb

Obumseli chronicled their arguments in a series of recordings, which caught Clenney angrily screaming, berating and cursing him out using racist slurs.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Medusa is raped by Poseidon, but because Poseidon raped her in Athena’s temple, Athena takes it as an affront and blames Medusa, cursing her by turning her hair into snakes.

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 27 July 2026

Definition of cursing

Verb

At their New York City wedding on Friday, July 3, Kelce reportedly moved Swift to tears by vowing always to protect her.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 28 July 2026
Several Republican senators and leading proponents of the bill are vowing to oppose a vote to leave for recess.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026

Definition of vowing

Verb

Eight witnesses took the stand Tuesday, most of them crime scene lab scientists testifying about testing blood in very scientific terms.

— Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
While testifying in a Massachusetts courtroom on July 27, Patrick recounted the months, days and hours leading up to the children's deaths.

— Charles Trepany, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Definition of testifying

Verb

Meanwhile, a local store director of Nordstrom, Marco Esquivel, was caught berating and cussing at the girls, their mothers and fellow Cunningham supporters.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
In the 2015 track, Sonya’s boyfriend finds them by the pool and starts cussing them out, pushing Coley to the ground, who, in turn, punches him.

— Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 June 2026

Definition of cussing

Verb

The unit has an influx of talent in Proctor, Miami’s 2026 first-round pick, as well as promising pieces like Paul and Savaiianae, the latter of whom’s return to the right side could be a huge difference-maker.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
But within a couple of weeks, conditions for hosting the events looked promising as long as there were some modifications to where the athletes ran and biked.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 31 July 2026

Definition of promising

Noun

Several celebrities and their PR teams have denounced Perez for his viscous public insults, from Khloe Kardashian, Miley Cyrus, and Lady Gaga, a former friend of Perez.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
In recent years, Georgia’s State Election Board has been plagued by infighting, feuds, insults, partisan maneuvering and out-and-out shouting matches.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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