Defenition of the word swear
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Defenition of the word swear
- To have confidence or faith in.
- To take an oath.
- To use offensive language.
- To make a deposition; to declare under oath.
- To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true.
- to declare or affirm as true: "Before God I swear I am innocent."
- utter obscenities
- promise solemnly; take an oath
- make a deposition; declare under oath
- have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"
- have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother''s recipes"
- utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
- to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
- have confidence or faith in
- utter obscenities or profanities
- to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
Synonyms for the word swear
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- affirm
- assert
- aver
- avow
- bank
- blaspheme
- curse
- cuss
- depone
- depose
- imprecate
- oath
- rely
- swan
- trust
- vow
Similar words in the swear
Hyponyms for the word swear
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- assure
- attest
- bet
- calculate
- claim
- count
- credit
- declare
- depend
- hold
- lean
- look
- protest
- reckon
- take
- tell
Hypernyms for the word swear
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- believe
- declare
- express
- give tongue to
- utter
- verbalise
- verbalize
- vow
Antonyms for the word swear
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- distrust
- mistrust
- suspect
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