expletives Synonyms
expletives Meaning
expletives
a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense, marked by the use of expletives, one that serves to fill out or as a filling, swearword, one that is obscene or profane, an exclamatory word or phrase, serving to fill up, a word (such as it in "make it clear which you prefer") that occupies the position of the subject or object of a verb in normal English word order and anticipates a subsequent word or phrase that supplies the needed meaningful content
expletives Sentence Examples
- "What the expletive are you doing here?"
- she demanded.
- The expletive that escaped his mouth was so vulgar, it made everyone gasp.
- I couldn't help but utter an expletive when I stubbed my toe.
- The politician's use of expletives during his speech caused widespread outrage.
- The expletive-filled tirade from the angry customer shocked the store clerk.
- I'm so sorry, but you can't use expletives on this website.
- The expletive that the child yelled at the teacher was met with immediate discipline.
- The expletive-laden rap song was banned from being played on the radio.
- The expletive that the boss used when he fired me was both hurtful and unprofessional.
FAQs About the word expletives
a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense, marked by the use of expletives, one t
epithets, swearwords, obscenities,curses, profanities, cusswords, swears, vulgarisms, dirty words,languages
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"What the expletive are you doing here?"
she demanded.
The expletive that escaped his mouth was so vulgar, it made everyone gasp.
I couldn't help but utter an expletive when I stubbed my toe.
