Synonyms and antonyms of Offensive words and language in American Thesaurus

obscenity (noun)

behavior or language that is sexually offensive, especially in a movie, book, or play

curse (noun)

an offensive or very impolite word or phrase

bad language (noun)

rude words

four-letter word (noun)

one of the short words considered rude or offensive by most people

abuse (noun)

angry offensive comments

invective (noun)

formal insulting language or swearing

profanity (noun)

formal a word or language that is offensive because it is rude, or shows a lack of respect for God or people’s religious beliefs

expletive (noun)

formal a rude word that you use when you are angry, annoyed, or upset that might offend some people

swearword (noun)

a word that people use when they swear and that a lot of people consider offensive

imprecation (noun)

very formal a curse

cuss (noun)

Americaninformal a cuss word

cuss word (noun)

informal an offensive word that you say because you are annoyed

filth (noun)

informal words or pictures that are very offensive, usually because they deal with sex in an unpleasant way

foul language ()

swear words

the f-word (noun)

informal used for talking about the offensive word fuck so that you do not have to say it

imprecation (noun)

very formal an offensive word that you say when you are angry

mild language ()

words that may be offensive to some people or that may not be appropriate for children, but that are not considered unusual or extremely offensive

oath (noun)

old-fashioned something offensive that you say when you are angry

obscenity (noun)

a word or action that is sexually offensive