Synonyms & related words for profanity

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of profanity — including cursing, profaneness, cussing, swearing, ribaldry, blasphemy. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to profanity

Explore words related to profanity — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include obscenities, vulgarities, expletives, profanatory, profane, swearwords, vulgarism, bawdry. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for profanity

Common synonyms for profanity include cursing, profaneness, cussing, swearing, ribaldry, blasphemy, unholiness, profanation — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does profanity come from?

The word profanity breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pro-, from Latin pro (“forth, forward”); and -fan, from Latin fanum (“temple”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.