UNCHASTENESS Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

unchasteness

noun

as in impurity

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Noun

Ukrainian strikes have also increasingly targeted the more complex equipment that removes impurities from fuel, which takes months to repair.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Better crystals reveal the signal The researchers first needed cleaner UTe₂ crystals because PDWs are extremely delicate and impurities can obscure their signatures.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of impurity

Noun

On their wedding day, Claudio repudiates and humiliates Hero at the altar, accusing her of unchastity (the highest of crimes) and unfaithfulness.

— Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022
Traditionally, an allegation of a woman’s unchastity constitutes libel per se.

— Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 27 May 2021

Definition of unchastity

Noun

How much capacity do people really have to choose between goodness and evil?

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
Both Dussehra and Vijayadashami are observed on the 10th day of the Hindu calendar month of Ashvina and are associated with the triumph of good over evil.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of evil

Noun

But soon after, in Genesis 18, God tells Abraham of plans to investigate reports of sinfulness in Sodom and Gomorrah.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
Denver author Josiah Hesse was raised by Evangelical parents in churches that believe in the torments of hell, that their poverty is due to their sinfulness and lack of faith.

— Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026

Definition of sinfulness

Noun

Leaping around in time, Gilroy draws us into Alex’s world with an effervescent wink at the badness of his behavior.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
On one side, a satanic figure named Randall Flagg who gathers his forces of badness to Las Vegas; on the other, the good guys, led by 108-year-old Mother Abigail in, of all places, Boulder.

— Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026

Definition of badness

Noun

Cathy’s treatment of Adam isn’t rooted in innate wickedness, as in Steinbeck’s novel, but personal experience.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2026
Hartnett brings none of the wickedness that made his performance in Trap so much fun, just coming across as flat onscreen even as his character has to navigate some wild turns.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of wickedness

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