Ungodly

//ʌnˈɡɒdli//

Synonyms for "ungodly" (216 found)

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Closest matches (44)

Strong matches (64)

Adjective(27 words)

diabolical dirty-handed dissolute dreadful effete errant evil facinorous flagitious grim harmful heinous ill-intentioned ill-natured immodest immoral impious improper incontinent incorrigible

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indecorous iniquitous iniquous injurious irreligious irreverent knavish

doubtable doubtful dreadful dubious dubitable erring evil execrable fallen fiendish flagitious fleshly frail frightful ghoulish godless hard of belief hard to believe heinous hellish

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heretical iconoclastic immoral impious implausible improper impure inconceivable incredible indecent indelicate infernal infirm irreligious irreverent lapsed

Adjective(1 words)

iniquitous

Related words (108)

Adjective(45 words)

licentious malefic maleficent malevolent malicious malign malignant nefarious niddering nidering niding nithing no-good obscene outrageous peccaminous pernicious perverse perverted profligate

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Adjective(1 words)

sinful

Related word relations

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5 relation types

Synonyms

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iniquitous

derived

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ungodlily ungodliness ungodly hour

derived from

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godly

related to

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extreme god immoral impious reverence sinful unreasonable wicked

similar

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wicked

Translations

40 translations across 21 languages.

Ancient Greek

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ἀσεβής adj (lacking reverence for God; not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings)

Arabic

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غَيْر مَعْقُول adj ((informal) extreme; unreasonable)

Armenian

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ամբարիշտ adj (lacking reverence for God; not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings)

Bulgarian

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безбо́жен adj (lacking reverence for God; not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings)
безбожен adj ((informal) extreme; unreasonable)

Danish

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gudløs adj (lacking reverence for God; not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings)

Finnish

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Jumalaa pelkäämätön adj (lacking reverence for God; not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings)
jumalaton adj (lacking reverence for God; not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings)

French

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impie adj (lacking reverence for God; not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings)
indécent adj ((informal) extreme; unreasonable)

Georgian

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ურწმუნო adj (lacking reverence for God; not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings)

German

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fürchterlich adj ((informal) extreme; unreasonable)
gottlos adj (lacking reverence for God; not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings)
schrecklich adj ((informal) extreme; unreasonable)
unchristlich adj (lacking reverence for God; not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings)

Gothic

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𐌰𐍆𐌲𐌿𐌸𐍃 adj (lacking reverence for God; not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings)

Greek

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αθεόφοβος adj (lacking reverence for God; not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings)
ανίερος adj (lacking reverence for God; not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings)

Hungarian

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borzalmas adj ((informal) extreme; unreasonable)
hajmeresztő adj ((informal) extreme; unreasonable)
istentelen adj (lacking reverence for God; not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings)
képtelen adj ((informal) extreme; unreasonable)

Norwegian Bokmål

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gudløs adj (lacking reverence for God; not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings)
ugudelig adj (lacking reverence for God; not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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gudlaus adj (lacking reverence for God; not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings)

Old Armenian

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ամբարիշտ adj (lacking reverence for God; not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings)

Plautdietsch

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gottlooss adj (lacking reverence for God; not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings)

Polish

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bezbożny adj ((informal) extreme; unreasonable)

Portuguese

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ímpio adj (lacking reverence for God; not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings)

Russian

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неве́рующий adj (lacking reverence for God; not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings)
нечести́вый adj (lacking reverence for God; not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings)

Spanish

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atroz adj ((informal) extreme; unreasonable)
horrible adj ((informal) extreme; unreasonable)
impío adj (lacking reverence for God; not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings)

Swedish

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ogudaktig adj (lacking reverence for God; not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings)

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

You can't use your sadness as an excuse to be ungodly.

Source: tatoeba (3990525)

Why must you call me at such ungodly hours?

Source: tatoeba (4295448)

Do not judge the ungodly. Leave that to God himself.

Source: tatoeba (4295450)

Ungodly men ransacked the temple.

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