FOULMOUTHED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

foulmouthed

adjective

Definition of foulmouthed

as in filthy

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Recent Examples of foulmouthed The foulmouthed movie exec earned Barinholtz his first Emmy nomination, one of 23 for the hit series. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025 In the dark comedy, created by showrunner duo Brian Donovan and Ed Herro, Martindale plays a foulmouthed, no-nonsense maple farmer who becomes the felonious trio’s leader. — Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024 Norma is contrasted by her narcissistic, foulmouthed, crash-and-burn sister, Wanda, who has chosen Norma’s house as a rendezvous point with an old boyfriend … against Norma’s wishes, and for very underhanded reasons. — Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025 The Daily Show host also issued a foulmouthed message to CBS after the network canceled The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. — Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025 That’s the nature, for instance, of Daniel Radcliffe’s legendary foulmouthed appearance on Extras, or David Duchovny going full Basic Instinct on The Larry Sanders Show. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025

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Adjective

From shabby apartments to art experiments to filthy needles—with echoes of Patti Smith and Rebecca Makkai—Adler conjures an era of sorrow borne by too many, too young.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
A week after Venezuela’s twin earthquakes, doctors warn untreated wounds, filthy shelters and scarce supplies are fueling a looming wave of infections that could claim more lives.

— Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of filthy

Adjective

Sean Goode, a former Canton police sergeant who was working the night of John O'Keefe's death and testified during the first Karen Read trial, allegedly sent dozens of vulgar text messages, according to an independent investigation.

— Matt Schooley, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Others were removed early on for vulgar or inappropriate comments, according to a PGA Tour source with knowledge of the events, with five spectators in total ejected from the tournament with six holes to go.

— Brody Miller, New York Times, 21 June 2026

Definition of vulgar

Adjective

The series combines potty-mouthed put-downs with more sentimental story lines.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
Parents react in different ways, from telling their potty-mouthed offspring to stop, to explaining why this is a bad habit, to ignoring the behavior, or even enforcing consequences as a punishment.

— Melissa Willets, Parents, 26 Jan. 2026

Definition of potty-mouthed

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Morris pleaded guilty in October last year in Oklahoma to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child.

— Giles Hudson, CBS News, 24 June 2026
Varley, a teacher, was also found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm; four counts of cruelty to a person under 16; ten counts of taking indecent images of a child; two counts of possessing indecent images of a child; and one count of distributing an indecent image of a child.

— KC Baker, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026

Definition of indecent

Adjective

Jackson then allegedly drove over into another lane and swerved at the victim, while using an obscene hand gesture.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
The obscene pay of CEOs, growing 20 times as fast as workers’ pay last year, and the obscene wealth in the tech world, with money cascading into the hands of greedy billionaires who lack empathy or even noblesse oblige.

— Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026

Definition of obscene

Adjective

Aguirre removed Quiñones in favor or taller options, but Mexico never recovered from the loss of offensive creativity.

— Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
The Mets, being one of the worst offensive teams in baseball, don’t often come back from large deficits.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026

Definition of offensive

Adjective

Many alternative plant fibers are shorter, coarser and less elastic than cotton or wool, complicating processing on conventional machinery.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 7 July 2026
Add shortening and continue cutting in until flour is pale yellow and resembles coarse cornmeal with butter bits no larger than small peas.

— Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

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