PROFANING Synonyms

• used of conduct; characterized by dishonor

• harmful to the mind or morals

• used of conduct; characterized by dishonor

• cruel or inhumane treatment

• a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

• improper or excessive use

• treat badly

• change the inherent purpose or function of something

• use foul or abusive language towards

• use wrongly or improperly or excessively

• utter obscenities or profanities

• speak of in an irreverent or impious manner

• a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)

• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

• spot, stain, or pollute

• violate the sacred character of a place or language

• remove the consecration from a person or an object

• To bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame.

• To refuse to accept something, such as a cheque; to not honor.

• To violate or rape.

• an expression of lack of respect

• a disrespectful mental attitude

• a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous

• show a lack of respect for

• have little or no respect for; hold in contempt

• fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns

• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

• destroy

• violate the sacred character of a place or language

• force (someone) to have sex against their will

• destroy and strip of its possession

• grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred

• characterized by profanity or cursing

• a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

• corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

• practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive

• change the inherent purpose or function of something

• cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

• mixed with impurities

• corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

• blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime

• blue clothing

• any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue

• the sky as viewed during daylight

• used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge

• the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic

• any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae

• of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

• used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• characterized by profanity or cursing

• suggestive of sexual impropriety

• belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

• morally rigorous and strict

• causing dejection

• turn blue

• lacking in integrity

• not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

• containing errors or alterations

• touched by rot or decay

• corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

• make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

• alter from the original

• corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

• lower in value by increasing the base-metal content

• corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

• a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

• corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

• a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)

• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

• spot, stain, or pollute

• reduce the level of land, as by erosion

• reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

• lower the grade of something; reduce its worth