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Synonyms for unrighteous

  • adjective

Most common

unjust sinful ungodly iniquitous evil immoral unholy impious

All synonyms

Adjective

sinful, wicked, iniquitous, ungodly, unjust, evil, impious, unholy, immoral, wrong, unfair, wrongful, inequitable, aberrant, unequitable, reprobate, heinous, vicious, improper, nefarious

Antonyms

righteous, just, virtuous

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Not righteous; wicked.

Example sentences

  • unjust Many unjust and bad things are done out of habit.
  • sinful Christians view human nature as inherently sinful.
  • ungodly Do not judge the ungodly. Leave that to God himself.
  • evil Grr! Avoid not, unwelcome evil and cowardly beast!
  • immoral Be immoral, cheat and steal. Such people live well.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
unrighteousrising
unjuststeady
sinfulrising
ungodlyrising
iniquitousfalling
evilrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
evil2
5 letters
wrong1
6 letters
unfair2, wicked2, unjust2, sinful2, unholy3
7 letters
vicious2, immoral3, heinous2, ungodly3, impious3
8 letters
improper3, wrongful2, aberrant3
9 letters
nefarious4, reprobate3
10 letters
iniquitous
11 letters
inequitable5, unequitable

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (evil2 = 2 syllables).