Synonyms of ungodly
95 similar words · 32 opposite words
Another word for ungodly is abandoned. Other synonyms of ungodly are wicked, black-hearted, malicious, immoral and satanic. The opposite of ungodly is reverent.
Synonyms and similar words for ungodly
adjectiveOf a person: lacking reverence for God; of an action: not in accordance with God's will or...
- impiousNot pious.
- irreligious
- irreverentLacking respect; not having or not showing respect for or seriousness towards something that is usually treated with...
adjectiveImmoral, sinful, or wicked.
- abandonedHaving given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked.
- badEvil; wicked.
- bad appleA person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.
- bad seed
- baleful
- scurrilous
- baneful
- baseMorally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
- black-heartedHaving a wicked, malignant disposition; morally bad.
- darkWithout moral or spiritual light; sinister, malevolent, malign.
- deleterious
- demonicExtremely cruel or evil; abhorrent or repugnant; diabolical.
- depraved
- despicableFit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
- detrimentalCausing damage or harm.
- devilishEvil, wicked.
- diabolicalExtremely wicked or cruel.
- evil
- evil-mindedHaving evil thoughts or intentions.
- flagitious literary
- harmfulCausing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
- heinous
- ill-intentionedHaving bad intentions; malevolent.
- ill-natured
- immoralBreaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice, and so inconsistent with the demands of virtue, purity, or...
- incorrigible
- iniquitousMorally objectionable; sinful, wicked.
- injurious
- knavishHaving the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent.
- maleficHaving an evil or harmful influence; baleful.
- maleficentHarmful or evil in intent or effect.
- malevolentHaving or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.
- maliciousIntending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice.
- malign
- malignant
- nefariousSinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.
- no-goodHaving no value, use or merit.
- peccaminousSinful.
- pernicious
- reprehensible
- reprobateImmoral, having no religious or principled character.
- satanicEvil, fiendish, devilish or diabolical.
- scathful
- sinfulConstituting a sin; morally or religiously wrong; wicked; evil.
- sinisterEvil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.
- sordid
- unholy
- vicious
- vile
- villainous
- wickedEvil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible.
- wrong
- aberrantStraying from the right way; deviating from morality or truth.
- corrupt
- corrupted
- lost formal
- dirty-handed
- dissolute
- effete
- errant
- questionable
- indecent
- indecorousImproper, immodest, or indecent.
- immodestWithout customary restraint or modesty of expression; shameless.
- improper
- incontinent
- licentious
- noughtWicked, immoral.
- obscene
- perverse
- perverted
- profligate
- unduteousUndutiful.
- undutifulNot dutiful.
- unethicalImmoral, morally wrong.
- unjustNot fair, just or right.
- unprincipledLacking moral values.
- unrighteousNot righteous; wicked.
- unseemlyInconsistent with established standards of good form or taste.
- unscrupulous
- unworthyNot worthy; lacking value or merit; worthless.
- arrant datedVery bad; despicable.
- facinorous archaicExtremely wicked.
- iniquous obsoleteSynonym of iniquitous.
- naughty archaic, rareEvil, wicked, morally reprehensible.
- niddering archaicSynonym of nithing (“cowardly, dastardly; notoriously evil or wicked; infamous”).
- nidering archaic
- niding archaic
- nithing archaicNotoriously evil or wicked; infamous.
- sullen obsoleteMischievous; malignant; unpropitious.
adjectiveExtreme; unreasonable.
Opposite of ungodly
adjectiveOf a person: lacking reverence for God; of an action: not in accordance with God's will or...
adjectiveImmoral, sinful, or wicked.
- chaste
- continent
- correct
- upstanding
- delicate
- decent
- decorous
- deserving
- dutiful
- duteous
- good
- honest
- innocent
- meritoriousDeserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward.
- modest
- moral
- noble
- right
- right-minded
- righteous
- straight
- uprighteousRighteous.
- virtuousFull of virtue; having excellent moral character.
- well-intentionedHaving good intentions, even if producing unfortunate results.
- whole-souledSingle-minded of purpose.
- worthy
- desertful obsoleteDeserving; meritorious.
- virtual obsolete
Meaning of ungodly
- adjective Of a person: lacking reverence for God; of an action: not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings.
- adjective Immoral, sinful, or wicked.
- adjective Extreme; unreasonable.
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Questions about synonyms of ungodly
- What is another word for ungodly?
- Ungodly has 95 synonyms on Word.ws, such as abandoned, wicked, black-hearted, malicious, immoral, satanic, impious and sinister.
- What is the opposite of ungodly?
- The opposite of ungodly is reverent. Other antonyms of ungodly are virtuous, good, meritorious, right and well-intentioned.
- What does ungodly mean?
- Ungodly means of a person: lacking reverence for God; of an action: not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings.
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