Antonyms for oath
oʊθoath

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. oath

   In the highest sense, as in a court of justice, "an oath is a reverent appeal to God in corroboration of what one says," Abbott Law Dict.; an affidavit is a sworn statement made in writing in the presence of a competent officer; an adjuration is a solemn appeal to a person in the name of God to speak the truth. An oath is made to man in the name of God; a vow, to God without the intervention, often without the knowledge, of man. In the lower sense, an oath may be mere blasphemy or profane swearing. Anathema, curse, execration, and imprecation are modes of invoking vengeance or retribution from a superhuman power upon the person against whom they are uttered. Anathema is a solemn ecclesiastical condemnation of a person or of a proposition. Curse may be just and authoritative; as, the curse of God; or, it may be wanton and powerless: "so the curse causeless shall not come," Prov. xxvi, 2. Execration expresses most of personal bitterness and hatred; imprecation refers especially to the coming of the desired evil upon the person against whom it is uttered. Malediction is a general wish of evil, a less usual but very expressive word. Compare TESTIMONY.

   Antonyms:
   benediction, benison, blessing

   Synonyms:
   adjuration, affidavit, anathema, ban, blaspheming, blasphemy, curse, cursing, denunciation, execration, imprecation, malediction, profane swearing, profanity, reprobation, swearing, sworn statement, vow

Matched Categories

1. • Commitment
   • Profanity
   • Promise

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.8 / 4 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, expletive, condemnation, swearing, curse word, bloke, jinx, fella, lad, blighter, pest, fellow, gent, execration, gadfly, cuss, chap, curse, swearword, nemesis, bane, hex, torment

2. oath, swearingnoun

   a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury

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

3. oathnoun

   a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior

   "they took an oath of allegiance"

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. oathnoun

   Synonyms:
   adjuration, pledge, sworn promise, curse, profanity, swearing, expletive, blasphemy

   Associated words:
   juratory, profane, imprecate

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. adoration and glorification

   definition of an oath can be swearing or cursing, so glorifying is the exact opposite of an oath.

   Submitted by anonymous on April 19, 2020  

How to use oath in a sentence?

1. Jim Jordan:

   There are a number of things that she said that are just false based on the investigation Mr. Comey conducted relative to her testimony under oath to us last October.

2. Dana Boente:

   For his own vindictive purposes, Jeffrey Sterling carelessly disclosed extremely valuable, highly classified information that he had taken an oath to keep secret.

3. Tony Buzbee:

   My view is that if you did nothing wrong and are innocent, you should not be worried about incriminating yourself, my clients didn’t plead the Fifth. Instead, they courageously testified under oath about what Deshaun Watson did to them.

4. Dave Harrington:

   It is a great thing what they did, i think they were spot-on, that we take the oath of office to uphold the Constitution of United States.

5. Justice Department spokesperson Kerri Kupec:

   Under oath to the House Judiciary Committee, then-Acting Attorney General Whitaker stated that at no time has the White House asked for nor have I provided any promises or commitments concerning the special counsels investigation or any other investigation, mr. Whitaker stands by his testimony.

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