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bad word

NOUN
dirty word
Synonyms
WEAK
curse cuss cuss word dirty name expletive foul invective four-letter word naughty word oath obscenity profane oath profanity swear word vulgarity
NOUN
four-letter word
Synonyms
STRONGEST
expletive obscenity profanity vulgarity
WEAK
curse cuss cuss word dirty word naughty word oath profane oath swear swearword
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decency
NOUN
swear word
Synonyms
WEAK
bad language curse cursing cuss word cussing dirty word expletive filthy language filthy word foul language four-letter word malediction naughty word oath obscenity profanity swear swearing swearword tinker's cuss vulgar language

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He told AFP he hopes that Americans can somehow rediscover a "balanced system of people that are willing to reach across the party aisle" so that compromise is no longer a "bad word."

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Nobody has a bad word to say about him.

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

Anthony Khan, a 35-year-old neighbour who said he knew Mr Cravitz "all my life", added: "He was friendly with everybody – he did not have a bad word with anybody."

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2025

Banks: I had never heard a bad word about Jessica Biel in the industry.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2025

We systematically overassessed risk, made it a bad word.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

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