Synonyms for blasphemous
- adjective
Most common
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Adjective
1. Sacrilegious
sacrilegious, impious, profane, irreverent, irreligious, foul, dirty, wicked, ungodly
Definitions
- adj. 1
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred; resembling blasphemy.
His taking the name of God in vain was considered blasphemous.
Example sentences
- profane Mixing the profane with the divine was Ginsberg's shtick.
- irreverent In the scene, Mary is a controversial and irreverent comic.
- sacrilegious Would it be sacrilegious to make a chair from a bier?
- impious O most wicked and impious of men, to what lengths has your madness driven you!
- blue Please look at the girl who wore the blue clothes.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| blasphemous | rising | |
| profane | rising | |
| irreverent | rising | |
| sacrilegious | rising | |
| impious | steady | |
| blue | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- blue1, foul1
- 5 letters
- dirty2
- 6 letters
- wicked2
- 7 letters
- profane2, ungodly3, impious3
- 10 letters
- irreverent4
- 11 letters
- irreligious
- 12 letters
- sacrilegious4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dirty2 = 2 syllables).