swears
Promises under oath
Swears covers the verb in its common senses.
To swear is to use profane or offensive language: He swears like a sailor.
To swear is also to make a solemn promise or oath: I swear to tell the truth.
You can swear on something sacred or dear: I swear on my mother's grave.
To swear by something is to vouch for its effectiveness: She swears by that cold remedy.
To swear off something is to renounce it: He swore off drinking.
Invoked harm through words
Binding promise given
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- oathFormal binding promise
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
oath-taking · ceremony · inauguration · testimony · witness · affirmation · solemnity · ritual
Firm pledge to act
- bondBinding tie or connection
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- assuranceFirm promise or certainty
- guaranteeFormal promise of fulfillment
word · agreement · undertaking · declaration · contract · avowal · troth · warranty
Not allowed
- censoredSuppressed from publication
- bleepedObscured by tone
- inappropriateNot suitable or fitting
- unspeakableBeyond verbal expression
verboten · prohibited · shocking · impolite · offensive · FCC · profane · scandalous
Intense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- outburstSudden emotional release
- tiradeExtended angry speech
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
exasperation · venting · temper · fuming · seething · muttering · exclamation · outrage
Insulting group label
- derogatoryExpressing criticism or disrespect
- racistOne prejudiced by ethnicity
- sexistBiased based on gender
- homophobicPrejudiced against gay people
abusive · pejorative · epithet · name-calling · invective · vitriol · put-down · hate-speech
curse
Invoked harm through words
pledge
Binding promise given
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- oathFormal binding promise
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
fealty · oath-taking · ceremony · inauguration · testimony · witness · affirmation · solemnity · ritual · consecration
commitment
Firm pledge to act
guarantee · word · agreement · undertaking · declaration · contract · avowal · troth · warranty · obligation
forbidden
Not allowed
- censoredSuppressed from publication
- bleepedObscured by tone
- inappropriateNot suitable or fitting
unspeakable · verboten · prohibited · shocking · impolite · offensive · FCC · profane · scandalous · bowdlerized
rage
Intense, violent anger
frustration · exasperation · venting · temper · fuming · seething · muttering · exclamation · outrage · explosive
slur
Insulting group label
- derogatoryExpressing criticism or disrespect
- racistOne prejudiced by ethnicity
- sexistBiased based on gender
homophobic · abusive · pejorative · epithet · name-calling · invective · vitriol · put-down · hate-speech
- cursescurse, hex, hexes, jinx, jinxes
- losing itloses it, snaps, freaks out, flips out, goes crazy
swearseuphemizes
Replaces with milder terms
minces words · blesses · praises · compliments · murmurs
- 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
swear, swearing, swearers, swearer, swear on a stack of Bibles, swear off, swear by, swear in