Synonyms of swearing

swearing 1 of 2

noun

as in profanity

Related Words

• profanity
• cursing
• blasphemy
• insult
• sacrilege
• desecration
• affront
• irreverence
• impiety
• profanation
• violation
• defilement
• contamination
• pollution
• corruption
• trespass
• debasement
• sin

Dissimilar Words

• worship
• adoration
• purification
• reverence
• consecration
• glorification
• veneration
• sanctification

swearing

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verb

present participle of swear

1

as in cursing

to use offensive or indecent language

no one is allowed to swear in this house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cursing
• cussing
• blaspheming
• damning
• railing
• ranting
• reviling
• fulminating
• imprecating
• execrating
• confounding
• anathematizing

2

as in vowing

to make a solemn declaration of intent

swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vowing
• promising
• pledging
• insisting
• agreeing
• covenanting
• ensuring
• declaring
• guaranteeing
• assenting
• giving one's word
• consenting
• undertaking
• affirming
• acceding
• betrothing
• affiancing
• trothing
• engaging
• asserting
• averring
• avowing
• plighting
• contracting
• warranting
• avouching

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• testifying
• attesting
• witnessing
• verifying
• bearing witness
• deposing
• vowing
• promising
• vouching

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swearing

Noun

As Haitians debated the end of Moïse’s term, the electoral timetable required for the first Senate elections to be held in October 2017, eight months after Moïse’s swearing in. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Bastian said Rogoff had been the lawful officeholder since his swearing-in. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

To that end, the film gets a lot of mileage out of Austin Abrams’s performance — the nerves, the bewilderment, the scrounging, the swearing. — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

His dad held the Bible as Blair posed with Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, for a ceremonial swearing-in, a hallmark for new members of Congress. — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

His swearing-in, scheduled for January 14, 2024, was delayed for hours amid disputes in Congress over the seating of legislators and the status of Semilla. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026

Blanche’s swearing-in Monday took place behind closed doors at the White House, despite similar events previously being open to the press. — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

The 48-year-old chose the southwestern city, which has been hit hard by drug violence and attacks from rebel groups, as the site of his swearing-in. — Manuel Rueda, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026

Security became the main challenge of the swearing-in ceremony. — Astrid Suárez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Verb

Coyotec comes up with unexpected takes on topics and sometimes has to be told to stop swearing. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter shakes hands with Purdue Northwest students after swearing them in as interns with the High Tech Crime Unit on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher went on one of his bad-boy tirades during a performance at the 1996 show by swearing, wandering the stage and making lewd gestures during his brother Noel’s guitar solo. — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

After founding Jala in Florida five years ago, swearing it would not be a cookie-cutter Indian restaurant, Maax has decided to open a location in the KC metro. — Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

As Sportico detailed last year, McEnroe remembers MSG employees asking Oakley to leave and Oakley responding by swearing at them. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Those reactions may lead you to respond by rolling your eyes, swearing at the steering wheel or flipping off the driver. — Jessica Griffin, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026

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