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Examples

• All

• The ungodly behavior displayed during the event was condemned by the organizers.

• What was the army doing here at this ungodly time in the morning?

  Blog text (8)

• Who is calling at this ungodly hour?

  Something Borrowed (2011)

• And at such an ungodly hour!

  Charlotte's Web (2006)

• Were it not for their ungodly ways, he would never have left.

  Fiction book (1991)

• You go there so you can stay up all night and call me at an ungodly hour!

  Fiction book (1999)

• Is that the hot tip that brought you up here at this ungodly hour?

  The Maltese Falcon (1941)

• Pat had been living at home with his mother in some ungodly place down near the Projects.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Why would you consign me to damnation with such an ungodly request?

  12 Years a Slave (2013)

• The pressure is ungodly!

  Hop (2011)

Synonyms

B

bad

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∞ 1.0

Morally wrong or harmful to other people

is used more when moral wrongness specifically suggests lack of religious belief

E

evil

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∞ 1.2

Being very bad and morally wrong, often causing harm to others

is used more for wrongness seen as religiously offensive or irreligious

I

immoral

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131 4.6

Not following what most people think is right or wrong

is often used when wrongness also suggests lack of religious belief

W

wicked

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112 4.6

A person or action that is very bad and cruel

is used more to stress religious disapproval or irreligious behaviour

D

despicable

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• Offensive

87 5.7

Very bad in a way that makes people feel strong dislike and disgust

is used more when wrongness also offends religious norms or practices

D

demonic

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70 8.1

Extremely evil and cruel, as if caused by the devil

is more about sinister religious influence than ordinary moral error

S

sinful

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59 3.6

Wrong according to religious or moral rules

is used more for wrongness tied to lack of religious feeling

W

wretched

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• Offensive

44 7.1

Very bad in a moral way and deserving strong blame

is used more for wrongness seen as religiously wrong than mere misery

D

depraved

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• Formal

44 7.8

Very bad and cruel in the way someone behaves

is used more for wrongness viewed as religiously wrong and irreligious

N

nefarious

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• Formal

43 8.8

Very bad and illegal, done to harm people

is more about moral and religious wrong than mere criminal acts

D

diabolical

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42 8.2

Very evil and cruel, like a devil

is more religiously charged than simple moral wrongdoing without devil links

S

satanic

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26 7.5

Extremely evil and cruel, like something from hell

is stronger, invoking explicit devilish or hellish meaning beyond simple wrongdoing

A

abominable

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26 7.2

Very bad or morally wrong so people strongly dislike it

is more tied to moral or religious outrage than mere unpleasantness

O

odious

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• Formal

19 8.2

Very unpleasant and likely to make people feel strong dislike

is more about moral or religious guilt than mere unpleasantness or disgust

D

dastardly

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• Archaic

18 8.4

A person who is very cruel and cowardly, often betraying others secretly

is used more for general moral or religious wrongdoing than for cowardice

V

villainous

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14 7.3

Very bad and cruel, often hurting other people

is used more for moral or religious condemnation than theatrical wrongdoing

U

unholy

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13 6.3

Extremely cruel and evil, like something from hell

is used more for irreligious or sacrilegious wrong than plain badness

U

unworthy

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• Offensive

7 5.4

Deserves strong blame or dislike

is used more for wrongness that challenges religious respect or devotion

I

infernal

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• Literature

6 8.3

Very evil and cruel, causing great pain or suffering

is more vivid with hellish imagery than ordinary moral offences or wrongs

U

unrighteous

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• Formal

4 7.6

Acting in a way that is unfair or morally wrong

is more focused on wrongdoing that also offends religious norms

E

execrable

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• Formal

4 9.5

Very bad and unpleasant, causing strong dislike

is more focused on moral wrongdoing and religious offence than general badness

I

iniquitous

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• Formal

2 9.8

Very unfair and wrong in a way that harms people

is nearer to moral wrongness in a religious context than general wrongdoing

U

unchristian

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1 7.1

Not relating to the religion that follows the teachings of Jesus

is used more for general moral wrongness beyond merely being nonreligious

C

condemnable

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1 7.5

Deserving strong criticism for being wrong

is used more for moral wrongdoing and irreligious conduct than general criticism

F

flagitious

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• Archaic

1 9.9

A very wicked and criminal act that shocks people

is stronger, stressing shocking extreme wrongdoing beyond ordinary moral wrong

U

unchristlike

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1 8.9

Does not act in the kind, forgiving way Christians teach

is used more for wrongness tied to lack of religious character than simple immorality

Antonyms

R

righteous

226 4.7

Acting in a morally good way that people see as fair

V

virtuous

23 4.3

Being morally good and doing what is right

How Godly

godly

17 5.1

ungodly

18 7.2

immoral

131 4.6

wicked

112 4.6

evil

∞ 1.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology