Synonyms of swear
87 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for swear is depose. Other synonyms of swear are pledge, vow, affirm, testify and curse.
Synonyms and similar words for swear
verbTo use offensive, profane, or obscene language.
- curseTo speak or shout a vulgar curse or epithet.
- execrateTo invoke a curse; to curse or swear.
- turn the air blueTo speak a stream of bad language; to curse and swear.
nounA swear word.
- expletive
- four-letter wordA reference to any of several of the strongest English swear words that are also four letters long, especially those...
- bad wordA vulgar word.
- curse wordA word that is a vulgarity.
- cuss
- cussword
- dirty word
- foul word
- malediction
- oath
- obscenity
- profanity
- vulgarity
adjectiveTop-heavy; too high.
adjectiveDull; lazy; slow.
- idleAverse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
- work-shy
- bone-idleUtterly lazy.
- fainéant literary
- indolent
- inertSluggish or lethargic.
- lackadaisicalLazy; slothful; indolent.
- lazy
- otioseReluctant to work or to exert oneself.
- slothfulLazy; idle; tending to sloth.
- sluggishHabitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive.
- torpidLazy, lethargic or apathetic.
- lither archaic, dialectalLazy, slothful; listless.
adjectiveReluctant; unwilling.
- disinclinedNot inclined; having a disinclination; being unwilling, reluctant.
- loath
adjectiveNiggardly.
- miserlyLike a miser, very or objectionably cautious with money.
- penuriousMiserly; excessively cheap.
- cheap
- cheeseparingNiggardly, stingy.
- chintzyExcessively reluctant to spend; miserly, stingy.
- close
- close as waxMiserly, tight, or secretive.
- close-fistedTight-fisted, stingy.
- illiberal
- meanUngenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
- narrow-fistedSynonym of tight-fisted (“miserly, stingy”).
- niggardlyWithholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.
- nipcheeseSynonym of miserly.
- parsimoniousExhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess.
- peddlingInsignificant; unimportant; piddling.
- penny-wiseThrifty in regards to small amounts of money.
- penny-pinchingReluctant to spend money; close-fisted.
- scrooge-likeLike a scrooge in being miserly, tight-fisted, and a kill-joy.
- scrubby
- shabbyOf a person, their behaviour, etc.: despicable, mean; also, not generous; stingy, tight-fisted.
- still got one's communion moneyStingy, frugal.
- stingy
- tight
- tight-fistedReluctant to spend money; miserly or stingy.
- tight as a tick
- ungenerousNot generous; stingy.
- ungivingNot giving; ungenerous.
- as tight as Dick's hatband dated
- miserable obsoleteAvaricious; niggardly; miserly.
- tighter than Dick's hatband dated
nounA lazy time; a short rest during working hours (especially field labour); a siesta.
verbTo be lazy; rest for a short while during working hours.
- laze aboutTo do nothing in particular; to be idle.
- loaf
- take it easy
verbMore synonyms
- blaspheme
- curse like a paganSynonym of swear like a trooper.
- curse like a trooperSynonym of swear like a trooper.
- curse like a sailorSynonym of swear like a trooper.
- eff and blind British, slangTo swear; to use swear words.
- eff and jeff British, slangSynonym of eff and blind.
- imprecateTo call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.
- swear like a cutterSynonym of swear like a trooper.
- swear like a paganSynonym of swear like a trooper.
- swear like a trooperTo swear a lot; to utter many swear words.
- swear like a sailorSynonym of swear like a trooper.
- vilify
Opposite of swear
verbMore antonyms
- mind one's languageTo be careful to speak properly, especially concerning the avoidance of swear words.
Meaning of swear
- verb To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.
- verb To take an oath that an assertion is true.
- verb To promise intensely that something is true; to strongly assert.
swear in other languages
Questions about synonyms of swear
- What is another word for swear?
- Swear has 87 synonyms on Word.ws, such as depose, pledge, vow, affirm, testify, curse, execrate and turn the air blue.
- What is the opposite of swear?
- The opposite of swear is mind one's language.
- What does swear mean?
- Swear means to take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.
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