FOULMOUTHED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

foulmouthed

adjective

Definition of foulmouthed

as in filthy

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Recent Examples of foulmouthed Norma is contrasted by her narcissistic, foulmouthed, crash-and-burn sister, Wanda, who has chosen Norma’s house as a rendezvous point with an old boyfriend … against Norma’s wishes, and for very underhanded reasons. — Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025 That’s the nature, for instance, of Daniel Radcliffe’s legendary foulmouthed appearance on Extras, or David Duchovny going full Basic Instinct on The Larry Sanders Show. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 The foulmouthed movie exec earned Barinholtz his first Emmy nomination, one of 23 for the hit series. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025 The Daily Show host also issued a foulmouthed message to CBS after the network canceled The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. — Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025 In the dark comedy, created by showrunner duo Brian Donovan and Ed Herro, Martindale plays a foulmouthed, no-nonsense maple farmer who becomes the felonious trio’s leader. — Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024

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Adjective

Park advocates have long argued that the existing city allocation is inadequate, leaving neighborhoods with decaying recreation centers, deteriorating swimming pools and filthy park bathrooms.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Raman has promised to speed up housing construction, bring back entertainment industry jobs and improve services in a city known for filthy streets, gridlock and an unresponsive City Hall.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of filthy

Adjective

The woman's attorneys argued that the decision wrongly gives school officials wide latitude to squelch political speech based on their personal ideas of what is vulgar.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
There were fraternity brothers exchanging vulgar messages about the accuseron Snapchat, echoing what Willis says happened after she herself was assaulted in 2014.

— Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of vulgar

Adjective

The series combines potty-mouthed put-downs with more sentimental story lines.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
Parents react in different ways, from telling their potty-mouthed offspring to stop, to explaining why this is a bad habit, to ignoring the behavior, or even enforcing consequences as a punishment.

— Melissa Willets, Parents, 26 Jan. 2026

Definition of potty-mouthed

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The public must contend head-on with a collapsing currency and runaway inflation, and to ordinary Iranians, describing the present situation as sustainable would sound almost obscene.

— Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026
Current Florida law says a school district can review and remove a book after a complaint has been made that a book is pornographic, obscene or isn’t age appropriate.

— Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of obscene

Adjective

James, who had been the third offensive option on the Lakers when everyone was healthy, with Austin Reaves playing well on that side of the court, had to find a different gear in the playoffs with Dončić out.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Later on, in the fourth quarter, after an errant pass was batted upward and, eventually, into the hands of an offensive lineman, Kelce, ever the ambassador for his undersung position, was full of primal delight.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

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