unwholesome

Examples

• All

• Indeed, trust is slight in that unwholesome company.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Now, there is evidence that the child currently lives... in unclean and unwholesome conditions.

  Gifted (2017)

• ''We feel it is our duty to bring this unwholesome situation to your attention.''

  M*A*S*H (1970)

• What an unwholesome opinion you must have of your colleagues to imagine that we...

  Beat the Devil (1953)

• The first issue was devoted to the topic of protecting consumers from unwholesome food and drugs.

  Academic text (1997)

• Your daughter... appears to have formed a rather... unwholesome attachment to Juliet.

  Heavenly Creatures (1994)

• Henry, your daughter appears to have formed a rather unwholesome attachment to Juliet.

  Fiction book (1994)

• So there's something a little corrupt in that, something unwholesome, and I share his discomfort in participating in it.

• Miss Breckinridge... what you're doing here is downright unwholesome, underminin' all my good work.

  Myra Breckinridge (1970)

• The children were influenced by the unwholesome behavior of their peers.

Synonyms

H

harmful

vsunwholesome

161 2.6

Causing damage to people, animals or things

is about harm that can be physical or moral rather than only damage

I

immoral

vsunwholesome

144 4.6

Not following what most people think is right or wrong

also covers the possibility of causing physical harm, not only moral wrong

U

unhealthy

vsunwholesome

117 1.6

Not good for your health and likely to cause illness

also includes actions or things that damage moral standards

U

unethical

vsunwholesome

102 4.8

Not right according to moral or professional rules most people accept

embraces both breaches of morality and harms to physical wellbeing

U

unconscionable

vsunwholesome

35 8.9

Very wrong and unfair in a way people cannot accept

can also mean something that damages health or causes harm to people

U

undesirable

vsunwholesome

31 4.6

Not wanted because it is unpleasant, harmful, or causes problems

focuses more on causing physical or moral harm rather than mere dislike

U

unsavory

vsunwholesome

• US

29 7.2

Something people think is morally wrong or dishonest

adds the idea of causing physical as well as moral harm

A

abominable

vsunwholesome

24 7.2

Very bad or morally wrong so people strongly dislike it

can refer to things that harm health as well as deeply offend morals

P

pernicious

vsunwholesome

• Formal

23 8.2

Harmful in a slow and hidden way

covers both bodily harm and moral harm rather than only gradual damage

U

unhealthful

vsunwholesome

1 4.8

Harmful to your health and likely to make you sick

adds a moral harm sense as well as physical danger

I

insanitary

vsunwholesome

1 6.9

Dirty and likely to cause disease

is broader, covering moral danger as well as cleanliness risks

I

insalubrious

vsunwholesome

• Formal

9.9

A place that makes people likely to get sick

extends this health danger idea to include moral harm too

Antonyms

W

wholesome

71 3.1

Helps your body and mind stay healthy

How Wholesome

healthy

419 1.0

wholesome

71 3.1

nourishing

4 2.1

unwholesome

4 6.3

harmful

161 2.6

toxic

380 4.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology