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cussing

[kuhs-ing] / ˈkʌs ɪŋ /
NOUN
blasphemy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
desecration heresy
STRONG
abuse execration impiety impiousness imprecation indignity lewdness profanation profaneness profanity sacrilege scoffing scurrility swearing vituperation
WEAK
cursing reviling
Antonyms
STRONG
respect
WEAK
godliness piety religion religiousness reverence
NOUN
curse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bane expletive obscenity profanity whammy
STRONG
anathema ban blaspheming blasphemy commination cursing damning denunciation execration fulmination imprecation malediction oath obloquy profanation sacrilege swearing vilification
WEAK
cuss word dirty name dirty word double whammy four-letter word malison naughty words no-no objuration swear word
Antonyms
STRONG
compliment piety praise reverence
NOUN
execration
Synonyms
STRONG
abhorrence abomination anathema blasphemy condemnation contempt curse damnation denunciation detestation excoriation hatred imprecation loathing malediction odium profanity swearing vilification
WEAK
cursing detesting
Antonyms
STRONG
approval blessing compliment love praise regard respect
WEAK
liking loving
NOUN
swearing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
four-letter word profanity
STRONG
blasphemy cursing cuss execration expletives imprecation malediction swearword
WEAK
bad language dirty language dirty name dirty talk dirty word no-no
NOUN
swear word
Synonyms
WEAK
bad language bad word curse cursing cuss word 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

Example Sentences

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Neither is he known for casually cussing in private.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024

As late as 1974, Richard Pryor was arrested for “disorderly conduct” simply for cussing in his stand-up act.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2023

Is cussing a part of communication for Scientology believers, one officially sanctioned or dictated?

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2022

“They are under attack constantly,” he said, noting that police officers decades ago could “arrest someone for cussing them out,” until court rulings curtailed such police powers.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2021

I wasn’t going to get into the whole cussing thing with my mom.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.