What is another word for unholy?

Synonyms for unholy
ʌnˈhoʊ liun·ho·ly

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  1. unholyadjective

    Antonyms:
    holy

  2. unholyadjective

    Antonyms:
    holy

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. unholy, unhallowedadjective

    not hallowed or consecrated

    Synonyms:
    wicked, infernal, fiendish, satanic, hellish, sinful, demonic, diabolic, unhallowed, diabolical

    Antonyms:
    sacred, righteous, consecrated, Blessed, holy, hallowed, sanctified, blessed, good, beatified

  2. demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholyadjective

    extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell

    "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces"

    Synonyms:
    blasted, mephistophelian, wicked, infernal, damned, diabolic, deuced, beastly, hellish, satanic, blamed, damn, goddam, goddamned, blessed, unhallowed, blame, god-awful, demonic, darned, diabolical, goddamn, sinful, fiendish, mephistophelean, devilish

    Antonyms:
    blessed, holy, Blessed, sacred, sanctified, consecrated, righteous, good, hallowed, beatified

  3. sinful, unholy, wickedadjective

    having committed unrighteous acts

    "a sinful person"

    Synonyms:
    satanic, diabolic, revolting, foul, implike, repellent, arch, unhallowed, distasteful, demonic, iniquitous, diabolical, severe, sinful, pixilated, fiendish, loathly, disgusting, skanky, repelling, infernal, loathsome, prankish, extraordinary, yucky, wicked, ungodly, terrible, impish, hellish, mischievous, puckish, disgustful, over-the-top, repellant

    Antonyms:
    Blessed, hallowed, righteous, good, beatified, consecrated, holy, sacred, sanctified, blessed

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. unholyadjective

    Synonyms:
    unhallowed, unsanctified, profane

  2. unholyadjective

    Synonyms:
    undevout, irreligious, ungodly, impious, irreverent, wicked, sinful, blasphemous

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. unholyadjective

    Synonyms:
    unhallowed, unconsecrated, profane, impious, evil, ungodly

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "unholy":

    impure, unnatural, godless, ungodly, diabolical, unclean, immoral, sinful

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How to use unholy in a sentence?

  1. Rabbi Harold Kushner:

    Everything that God created is potentially holy, and our task as humans is to find that holiness in seemingly unholy situations. When we can do this, we will have learned to nurture our souls.

  2. Wendy Sherman:

    You’re going to end up with an albatross around your neck, the Ukrainians are going to deliver a strategic failure for Putin. And that’s going to create a lot of problems for those who are supporting this unholy invasion going forward.

  3. Michael McCaul:

    If you go back to the Beijing Olympics, then you saw the creation of this unholy alliance between Chairman Xi and Mr. Putin, they defended each other’s actions — that being Russia defending President Xi if he invaded Taiwan, President Xi saying that NATO is being too aggressive and that they were going to work hand-in-hand together.

  4. George Burgess:

    Unfortunately, it's an unholy mix.

  5. Wendy Sherman:

    The Ukrainians are going to deliver a strategic failure for Putin. And that’s going to create a lot of problems for those who are supporting this unholy invasion going forward.


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