Synonyms that are in the dictionary are marked in green. Synonyms that are not in the dictionary are marked in red.
Antonyms that are in the dictionary are marked in green. Antonyms that are not in the dictionary are marked in red.
“Free Palestine” is a euphemism for destroying Israel and its Jewish population and “Support the Intifada” means support for terrorism.
Source: https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/07/16/ben-jerrys-hypocrisy-on-indigenous-rights/
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.
Source: https://worldcrunch.com/focus-israel-palestine-war/biden-netanyahu-criticism
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.
Source: https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2023/01/the-year-2022-in-censorship-a-selection-from-the-404-archive/
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.
“It’s as if they were riding a donkey while looking for a horse, proposing a divorce while still engaging with the same partner,” NetEase said, using a common euphemism for sex in a harshly worded Chinese statement on its WeChat page.
Source: https://sinocism.com/p/xis-spring-festival-video-chat-han
It seems mankind has collectively rationalized this existential threat with the euphemism: “the new normal.”
Source: https://ctmirror.org/2023/08/03/connecticut-blue-skys-smoke-climate-change-wildfires/
'The BBC described the ban as ''guidance'' but that's just a euphemism for ''instruction'' because we all knew that non-compliance could result in disciplinary action.'
The more political-sounding term, Anti-Zionism, has become a 21st century euphemism.
Source: https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/364237/ending-the-slippery-slope-of-antisemitism/
The phrase that something is still being worked on can often be a euphemism for a lack of concern,” he said.
Source: https://www.australianjewishnews.com/biden-to-combat-antisemitism/
Unless that's a euphemism I'm unfamiliar with.
Source: https://www.fark.com/comments/12822414?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=comments&utm_campaign=fark
Whitesnake frontman David Coverdale has regularly kept up the running joke that the band’s name is a euphemism for his penis.
Source: https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-band-name-is-whitesnake-a-phallic-reference-or-not/