unchristian

adjective

Definition of unchristiannext
as in barbarous

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Recent Examples of unchristian On Tuesday, the House voted on a last-minute amendment attached to the budget bill that removed the $250,000 that was to go Memphis. House lawmakers from Memphis responded by calling it vile, racist and unchristian. — Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchristian
  1. barbarous
  2. ungodly
  3. uncivilized
  4. unholy
  5. undesirable
  6. vile
  7. unwanted
  8. unwelcome
Adjective
  • The chaos in Ithaca may be political and ethical—a violation of custom—but stretches of the poem are barbarous and wild, beyond civilized life altogether.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
  • Seeking to eliminate Berber forces in the barren mountains of northern Morocco, seven soldiers obediently follow their fanatical sergeant (Víctor Clavijo) into barbarous depths of depravity.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 16 May 2026
Definition of barbarous
Adjective
  • For those of us suffering in the ungodly heat and 400% humidity of the American South, sweater weather can't come soon enough.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • And their friendship, a folie à deux spiral of insane ideas powered by ungodly quantities of pot, becomes akin to a superpower.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of ungodly
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  • But the show repeatedly undercuts that point of view by halfway reinforcing the age-old American assumption that crime is born of poor individual choices among an uncivilized populace, not of poverty, desperation, and preservation, both self and communal.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 27 June 2026
  • Colonial technology came for his kingdom, regardless, and the forces of modernity ended up demonizing those who didn’t embrace technology as backward and uncivilized.
    — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of uncivilized
Adjective
  • The conclusion of a long weekend draws some of our themes together as Fulham take on Chelsea, albeit in a wholly unholy manner.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The heart-palpitating rhythms and glitchy stutters suggest some unholy mix of early Plastikman and Mark Fell, the vestiges of ’90s dance music reanimated into a herky-jerky Frankenstein’s monster.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of unholy
Adjective
  • Other Problems Coffee Grounds May Cause Besides causing nutrient issues, coffee grounds can create conditions that make life harder for your orchids while attracting undesirable guests.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2026
  • However, even though each individual layer relies on a smooth forcing function, combining them together can cause the forcing function to have undesirable mathematical properties.
    — Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of undesirable
Adjective
  • The win of the vile film NZA [sic] at the Venice Festival is shocking.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Kiju looked at me, took my hand, and walked around the woman and out into the night air as those inside gasped and moved to help the vile woman.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of vile
Adjective
  • Asda piloted a service allowing customers to hand over unwanted textiles when receiving groceries, accepting items of any brand and condition.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • How bamboo blocks waves Electromagnetic interference (EMI) is unwanted noise or interference that disrupts electrical circuits.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of unwanted
Adjective
  • That’s an unwelcome trade for a technology whose output already takes flak for being hard to parse.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Japanese firms and their employees increasingly feel unwelcome and unsafe in China.
    — Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of unwelcome

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“Unchristian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchristian. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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