1. curse
verb. ['ˈkɝːs'] utter obscenities or profanities.
Synonyms
- utter
- cuss
- verbalize
- express
- blaspheme
- verbalise
- give tongue to
- swear
Antonyms
- worsen
- discharge
- begin
- divide
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Words that Rhyme with Curse
- transverse
- intersperse
- biodiverse
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- submerse
- disperse
- disburse
- converse
- reverse
- rehearse
- perverse
- obverse
- inverse
- diverse
- adverse
- immerse
- emerse
- coerce
- averse
- worse
- verse
- vers
- terse
- scearce
- purse
- perse
- pers
- perce
- pearse
Example sentences of the word curse
1. Noun, singular or mass
When you work for yourself, it can be both a blessing and a curse.
2. Verb, base form
You might initiate the conversation by asking him what led him to feel the need to curse.
3. Adjective
You can also create a curse jar.
Quotes containing the word curse
1. A lot of life is dealing with your curse, dealing with the cards you were given that aren't so nice. Does it make you into a monster, or can you temper it in some way, or accept it and go in some other direction?
- Wes Craven
2. Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.
- Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
3. When I was a kid, I loved 'The Curse of Frankenstein,' 'The Creeping Unknown,' 'X: The Unknown.' I love 'Forbidden Planet,' 'The Thing from Another World.' They were science fiction/horror movies, generally.
- John Carpenter
2. curse
verb. ['ˈkɝːs'] heap obscenities upon.
Synonyms
- blackguard
- shout
- clapperclaw
Antonyms
- incomplete
- female
- implicit
- local
3. curse
noun. ['ˈkɝːs'] profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger.
Synonyms
- cuss
- swearword
- swearing
- curse word
- profanity
- expletive
Antonyms
- worth
- bore
- deaden
- sedate
4. curse
verb. ['ˈkɝːs'] wish harm upon; invoke evil upon.
Synonyms
- maledict
- anathemize
- conjure
- bedamn
- damn
- put forward
- arouse
- evoke
- stir
- call down
- bring up
- beshrew
- imprecate
- raise
- anathemise
- call forth
- conjure up
Antonyms
- close up
- whisper
- shout
- specify
5. curse
noun. ['ˈkɝːs'] an evil spell.
Synonyms
- charm
- jinx
- spell
- magic spell
- whammy
- magical spell
Antonyms
- de-energize
- anesthetize
- cause to sleep
- wake
6. curse
noun. ['ˈkɝːs'] an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group.
Synonyms
- anathema
- condemnation
- imprecation
- denouncement
- malediction
- denunciation
Antonyms
- stand still
- depress
- desensitise
- desensitize
7. curse
noun. ['ˈkɝːs'] something causing misery or death.
Synonyms
- nemesis
- affliction
- bane
Antonyms
- demote
- start
- descent
- decrease
8. curse
verb. ['ˈkɝːs'] exclude from a church or a religious community.
Synonyms
- shut out
- keep out
- excommunicate
- exclude
- shut
Antonyms
- admit
- slow
- disclaim
- mistrust
9. curse
noun. ['ˈkɝːs'] a severe affliction.
Synonyms
- affliction
Antonyms
- praise
- fall