Synonyms for impious
- adjective
Most common
unholy profane blasphemous sacrilegious irreverent insolent undutiful
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Blasphemous — not pious
blasphemous, profane, unholy, sacrilegious, wicked, irreligious, sinful, iniquitous, unrighteous, diabolic, unhallowed, undevout, unpious, devilish, diabolical, satanic, ungodly dated
2. Irreverent — lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god
irreverent, insolent, impertinent, disrespectful, flippant, fresh, sauce-y, impudent, naughty, cheeky, chutzpadik, pert rare, malapert formal dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not pious.
- adj. 2
Lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god.
Related words
- Word family
- impiousness impiety
Example sentences
- unholy Begone, wretched spawn of Hell's unholy bowels!
- profane Mixing the profane with the divine was Ginsberg's shtick.
- blasphemous Many great truths were originally blasphemous.
- sacrilegious Would it be sacrilegious to make a chair from a bier?
- irreverent In the scene, Mary is a controversial and irreverent comic.
- insolent Her insolent remarks to her boss cost her her job.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| impious | steady | |
| unholy | rising | |
| profane | rising | |
| blasphemous | rising | |
| sacrilegious | rising | |
| irreverent | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- pert1
- 5 letters
- fresh1
- 6 letters
- wicked2, cheeky2, sinful2, unholy3
- 7 letters
- naughty2, satanic3, profane2, ungodly3, unpious
- 8 letters
- devilish2, insolent3, flippant2, impudent, diabolic, malapert, undevout
- 9 letters
- undutiful
- 10 letters
- diabolical5, irreverent4, iniquitous, unhallowed, chutzpadik
- 11 letters
- blasphemous3, impertinent4, irreligious, unrighteous
- 12 letters
- sacrilegious4
- 13 letters
- disrespectful4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wicked2 = 2 syllables).