Get to know Euphemism better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like saying or expression.
Euphemism meaning
- The use of a word or phrase to replace another one that is more offensive, blunt or vulgar.
- A word or phrase that replaces another in this way.
Synonyms of Euphemism
Using Euphemism
- The main meaning on this page is: The use of a word or phrase to replace another one that is more offensive, blunt or vulgar. | A word or phrase that replaces another in this way.
- Useful related words include: saying, expression, locution, dysphemism.
- In the example corpus, euphemism often appears in combinations such as: euphemism for, as euphemism, is euphemism.
Context around Euphemism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 14 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Euphemism
- In this selection, "euphemism" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, word, new, century, itself and used stand out and add context to how "euphemism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2024 s euphemism for the and 21st century euphemism. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "euphemism" sits close to words such as abate, aeronautics and affidavits, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with euphemism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Is peeing a euphemism for sex? (6 words)
Isn’t that a euphemism for employ? (7 words)
It’s 2024’s euphemism for the Swamp. (8 words)
In the excerpt translated below, Jiang responds to a former friend of hers, who was praising “societal clearance,” a then-new euphemism for the lockdown, and demands that attention be paid to those who bore the brunt of Xi’an’s suffering. (42 words)
By the Talmudic period, the pig has become so basted with symbolism that rabbis refer to it only via euphemism – “,” or “the other thing” (a weird foreshadowing of the late 20th century marketing of pork as “the other white meat”). (40 words)
Israel wishes us to believe it is targeting Hamas and those it “arrests” – the widely accepted euphemism, used by CNN in this article, for those Israel takes hostage – are Palestinians suspected of ties to the militant group. (37 words)
Isn’t that a euphemism for employ? (7 words)
Is peeing a euphemism for sex? (6 words)
Example sentences (20)
The word euphemism itself can be used as a euphemism.
I’m not crazy about “She isn’t here anymore,” because it’s a euphemism that opens another can of worms (as I think most euphemisms do).
In his remarks, he advised Netanyahu to change the composition of his government, which he described as "the most conservative in Israel's history," a euphemism for the radical far-right fringe.
In the excerpt translated below, Jiang responds to a former friend of hers, who was praising “societal clearance,” a then-new euphemism for the lockdown, and demands that attention be paid to those who bore the brunt of Xi’an’s suffering.
In this case, “couldn’t be more different” isn’t a euphemism for “don’t really get along,” as it often is in duo or band situations.
It’s 2024’s euphemism for the Swamp.
The more political-sounding term, Anti-Zionism, has become a 21st century euphemism.
The phrase that something is still being worked on can often be a euphemism for a lack of concern,” he said.
Unless that's a euphemism I'm unfamiliar with.
Whitesnake frontman David Coverdale has regularly kept up the running joke that the band’s name is a euphemism for his penis.
By the Talmudic period, the pig has become so basted with symbolism that rabbis refer to it only via euphemism – “,” or “the other thing” (a weird foreshadowing of the late 20th century marketing of pork as “the other white meat”).
Data released in 2023 indicated that people were placed in “restrictive housing,” which is simply a euphemism for inhumane and empirically harmful solitary confinement for 22 or more hours on a given day.
He called out Mr Banducci by using a sexual euphemism to describe his treatment of farmers while making 'record profits'.
Israel wishes us to believe it is targeting Hamas and those it “arrests” – the widely accepted euphemism, used by CNN in this article, for those Israel takes hostage – are Palestinians suspected of ties to the militant group.
It’s a euphemism for please don’t sue me.
It’s a tragic reminder that, in our context, public service has become a euphemism for self-enrichment.
He soon starts painting houses (a euphemism for contract killing) for his friend.
Increasingly the trendy term is “underserved communities,” today’s fashionable euphemism for poor people.
Isn’t that a euphemism for employ?
Is peeing a euphemism for sex?
Common combinations with euphemism
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- euphemism for 40×
- as euphemism 7×
- is euphemism 6×
- the euphemism 6×
- it euphemism 3×
- euphemism that 3×
- euphemism or 3×
- euphemism to 3×
- not euphemism 3×
- euphemism is 3×