Synonyms for atheist
- noun
- adjective
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Infidel — A person who does not believe in deities or gods. A person who is certain that no deities exist or who thinks…
infidel, skeptic US, sceptic UK, unbeliever, gnostic atheist, strong atheist, positive atheist, nullifidian
Other
non-theist, weak atheist, atheitard vulgar, gaytheist slang
Adjective
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who does not believe in deities or gods. A person who is certain that no deities exist or who thinks that the existence of deities can be disproven.
- adj. 1
Of or relating to atheists or atheism; atheistic.
Related words
- Word family
- atheism atheistic atheistical
- Phrases
- positive atheist strong atheist gnostic atheist hard atheist weak atheist negative atheist soft atheist
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Forms
- Plural
- atheists → infidels, skeptics, unbelievers, nullifidians…
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The atheist denies that there is a God; the deist admits the existence of God, but denies that the Christian Scriptures are a revelation from him; the agnostic denies either that we do know or that we can know whether there is a God.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- infidel You never look at anything of the links I send you. Infidel!
- unbeliever Are you a total unbeliever or do you believe in Chance?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| atheist | rising | |
| infidel | rising | |
| unbeliever | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- skeptic2, infidel3, sceptic2
- 9 letters
- atheistic4, atheitard, gaytheist
- 10 letters
- unbeliever
- 11 letters
- irreligious, nullifidian, atheistical
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (skeptic2 = 2 syllables).