Synonyms for unholy
- adjective
Most common
evil satanic ungodly impious profane irreverent impure unchristian
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Ungodly
ungodly, satanic, impious, evil, diabolic, infernal, demonic, diabolical, hellish, fiendish, devilish, malevolent, iniquitous, sinister, malicious
2. Profane — not holy; (by extension) evil, impure, or otherwise perverted
profane, irreverent, irreligious, unsanctified, unconsecrated, mishallowed
3. Wicked
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not holy; (by extension) evil, impure, or otherwise perverted.
The priest's unholy behaviour brought the church into disrepute.
- adj. 2
Dreadful, terrible, excessive, or otherwise atrocious.
What an unholy mess your room is in!
Related words
- Word family
- unholiness
- Phrases
- unholy trinity
Example sentences
- evil Grr! Avoid not, unwelcome evil and cowardly beast!
- satanic Ziri considers Haitian voodoo satanic practices.
- ungodly Do not judge the ungodly. Leave that to God himself.
- impious O most wicked and impious of men, to what lengths has your madness driven you!
- profane Mixing the profane with the divine was Ginsberg's shtick.
- irreverent In the scene, Mary is a controversial and irreverent comic.
By length
- 4 letters
- evil2
- 6 letters
- wicked2, sinful2, impure2
- 7 letters
- satanic3, demonic3, profane2, ungodly3, hellish2, impious3
- 8 letters
- sinister3, infernal3, devilish2, fiendish2, diabolic
- 9 letters
- malicious3
- 10 letters
- diabolical5, malevolent4, irreverent4, iniquitous, unhallowed
- 11 letters
- irreligious, unrighteous, unchristian, mishallowed
- 12 letters
- unsanctified
- 13 letters
- unconsecrated
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (evil2 = 2 syllables).