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. Diane Warren:

   Yeah, it would be great to win. It would be( expletive) awesome, i feel like a team that’s gone to the World Series for decades and decades, and never wins.

2. Kerttu Niskanen:

   I told Kerttu Niskanen of Finland, I’ve come fourth so many( expletive) times, I ’m not going to come fourth again, it was n’t so bad during the race. It’s actually much worse standing here doing media interviews.

3. Van Orman:

   I did something completely [expletive] stupid that I never should have done in the first place, i came to meet a 15-year-old girl. One thing I never should have [expletive] done. I lost my wife, my house, my kids, my truck.

4. Kanye West:

   Oh yeah, I've thought about killing Kanye West all the time. It's always a option and [ expletive ], like Louis C.K. said : I flip through the manual. I weigh all the options.

5. 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.