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expletive Synonyms

Another word for expletive

Choosing another word for expletive depends on context, so the 11 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 3 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

An oath, swear word, or profane exclamation, typically uttered in anger, pain, or frustration.

Usage Example

"The broadcast editor had to bleep out several expletives from the live interview."

Strongest
curse
profanity
swear word
oath
Strong
obscenity
imprecation
malediction

• noun (Context 2)

A word or syllable that contributes nothing to the semantic meaning of a sentence but fulfills a syntactic or metrical requirement.

Usage Example

"Linguists classify the pronoun "it" in weather expressions as a syntactic filler."

Strong
filler

• adjective (Context 3)

Serving to fill out a sentence, verse, or grammatical construction, or added merely for emphasis.

Usage Example

"In the sentence "there are many reasons to celebrate," the word "there" functions as an pleonastic element."

Strong
pleonastic
redundant
Weak
superfluous

• Nearby Words

explainer
explanation
explanatory
expletive
explicable
explicably
explicit

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Expletive. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/expletive
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