Synonyms for infidel
- noun
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Heathen, pagan
unbeliever, atheist, non-believer, deist, skeptic US, sceptic UK, nullifidian
Other
disbeliever, heretic, free thinker, akum, kafir vulgar
Adjective
Definitions
- n. 1
One who does not believe in a certain religion.
- n. 2
One who does not believe in a certain principle.
- adj. 1
Rejecting a specific religion.
Related words
- Word family
- infidelity
Forms
- Plural
- infidels → unbelievers, atheists, non-believers, deists…
Choose the right word
Infidel is an opprobrious term that might once almost have been said to be geographical in its range.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- atheist Mary is Catholic, but her boyfriend is an atheist.
- unbeliever Are you a total unbeliever or do you believe in Chance?
- pagan They're doing a pagan ritual in the backyard.
- heathen How so? Do you not want to bet? Are you a heathen?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| infidel | rising | |
| atheist | rising | |
| unbeliever | rising | |
| deist | rising | |
| pagan | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- akum
- 5 letters
- pagan2, kafir, deist2
- 7 letters
- atheist3, heathen2, gentile2, heretic3, skeptic2, sceptic2
- 10 letters
- unbeliever
- 11 letters
- unchristian, disbeliever, nullifidian
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pagan2 = 2 syllables).