Synonyms for expletive
ˈɛk splɪ tɪvex·ple·tive

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1. expletiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   expletory

2. expletiveadjective

   Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant

   Synonyms:
   expletory

3. expletiveadjective

   Marked by expletives (phrase-fillers)

   Synonyms:
   expletory

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. curse, curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cussnoun

   profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

   "expletives were deleted"

   Synonyms:
   pesterer, whammy, feller, scourge, condemnation, swearing, curse word, bloke, jinx, oath, fella, lad, blighter, pest, fellow, gent, execration, gadfly, cuss, chap, curse, swearword, nemesis, bane, hex, torment

2. expletivenoun

   a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line

   Synonyms:
   curse word, curse, cuss, swearing, swearword, oath

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1. • Profanity
   • Utterance

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1. expletiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   superfluous, redundant

2. expletivenoun

   Synonyms:
   expletive word or syllable

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1. Teryl Austin:

   Because I think I’ve had 11, I can tell when one was just an (expletive) interview and I could tell when I was really in it, and so to me, that’s kind of worth it.

2. Julie Radford:

   [ Ivanka Trump ] shared that he had called the vice president a not -- an expletive word, i think that bothered Ivanka Trump. And I think Ivanka Trump could tell based on the conversations and what was going on in the office that he was angry and upset and people were providing misinformation and Ivanka Trump felt like Ivanka Trump might be able to help calm the situation down, at least before he went on to stage.

3. Ben Affleck:

   Years ago, I used to play fast and a little loose more on Twitter. These days, I'm a little bit more reserved, i said,' Well the difference is easy to spot. Ryan Gosling has blond hair and Ryan Reynolds is a [ expletive ].

4. Leslie Odom Jr.:

   Don't be in the streets talking about Black Lives Matter, if my Black life doesn't matter. Essentially, don't wait for the [ expletive ] cops to kill me before my Black life matters. If my Black life matters make sure that I can take money home to feed my children.

5. Milwaukee Bucks:

   Any little (expletive) that goes wrong, it’s gonna be ‘ohhh MPD is all racist blah blah.'.