Synonyms for ungodly
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Wicked — immoral, sinful, or wicked
wicked, sinful, unholy, unrighteous, iniquitous, evil, profane, vile, bad, unseemly, heinous, depraved, immoral, unchristian, corrupt, diabolical, devilish, demonic, satanic, improper, diabolic, questionable
2. Impious — of a person, lacking reverence for God; of an action, not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings
3. Dreadful — extreme; unreasonable
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of a person: lacking reverence for God; of an action: not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings.
- adj. 2
Immoral, sinful, or wicked.
People often turn to ungodly ideas as an emotional response to trauma.
- adj. 3
Extreme; unreasonable.
We had to start our journey at an ungodly hour.
Related words
- Word family
- ungodliness
- Phrases
- ungodly hour
Example sentences
- sinful Christians view human nature as inherently sinful.
- unholy Begone, wretched spawn of Hell's unholy bowels!
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ungodly | rising | |
| sinful | rising | |
| unholy | rising | |
| unrighteous | rising | |
| iniquitous | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- bad1
- 4 letters
- evil2, vile1
- 6 letters
- wicked2, sinful2, unholy3
- 7 letters
- corrupt2, immoral3, demonic3, satanic3, heinous2, profane2, impious3
- 8 letters
- dreadful2, improper3, depraved2, devilish2, unseemly3, diabolic
- 10 letters
- outrageous3, diabolical5, irreverent4, iniquitous
- 11 letters
- blasphemous3, unrighteous, irreligious, unchristian
- 12 letters
- questionable4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (evil2 = 2 syllables).