swear
Utter foul language
Swear means to make a solemn promise or oath: I swear to tell the truth.
To swear by something is to vouch for its reliability: She swears by her morning coffee.
Swear also means to use profane or vulgar language: He swore when he stubbed his toe.
To be sworn in is to take an official oath, as when entering office.
I could have sworn I left my keys here expresses confident belief that turns out wrong.
Vulgar or obscene speech
- expletiveProfane emotional utterance
- obscenityIndecent word or act
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
- cursingUsing profane language
vulgar · foul · taboo · cuss · damn · hell · invective · imprecation
Binding promise given
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- promiseCommitment to act
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
solemn · affirmation · covenant · fealty · loyalty · honor · dedication · troth
State officially
- affirmDeclare to be true
- proclaimDeclare officially and openly
- attestDeclare something true
- avowDeclare openly as true
testify · maintain · contend · aver · vouch · insist · profess · warrant
Insulting group label
- insultOffensive remark or action
- derogatoryExpressing criticism or disrespect
- abusiveCausing harm or insult
- racistOne prejudiced by ethnicity
sexist · homophobic · xenophobic · coarse · crude · indecent · lewd · defamatory
profanity
Vulgar or obscene speech
- expletiveProfane emotional utterance
- obscenityIndecent word or act
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
cursing · vulgar · foul · taboo · cuss · damn · hell · invective · imprecation · malediction
pledge
Binding promise given
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- promiseCommitment to act
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
ceremony · solemn · affirmation · covenant · fealty · loyalty · honor · dedication · troth · word
declare
State officially
avow · testify · maintain · contend · aver · vouch · insist · profess · warrant · certify
slur
Insulting group label
- insultOffensive remark or action
- derogatoryExpressing criticism or disrespect
- abusiveCausing harm or insult
racist · sexist · homophobic · xenophobic · coarse · crude · indecent · lewd · defamatory · slanderous
sweareuphemize
Express harshly indirectly
watch one's language · mind one's language · watch one's mouth · bite one's tongue · pray
- I swearEmphatic truth assertion
- swear wordTaboo term of expression
- pinky swearPledge sealed by linking fingers
- swear to GodInvoke deity as witness
- i swear to god
- swear offVow to abstain
answer, swearing, swears, unswerving, forswear, swear word, swearword, swearers, swearer