UNGODLY Synonyms: 201 Similar and Opposite Words

ungodly

adjective

Definition of ungodly

as in unholy

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as in pernicious

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Recent Examples of ungodly For some ungodly reason, gas is more than $5 a gallon in California. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026 And in that quest for unbridled growth, the AI industry has wrested ungodly amounts of capital from investors all looking for the next big thing, ensnaring the entire economy. — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026 Dressing fashionably for these ungodly conditions. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2026 The Dolphins, of course, owe Tua Tagovailoa an ungodly amount of money. — Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ungodly

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungodly

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

Obscured Releasing has acquired North American distribution rights to The Drug in Our Pocket, a documentary by Anne Sundberg about the pernicious effects on young people of constant smartphone use.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
But the specific way markets are taking root—with much of the population too poor to participate meaningfully, with no rule of law, and with the gap between winners and losers steadily widening—is pernicious for the country’s future.

— Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of pernicious

Adjective

The expert was expected to say the positioning of the bodies, the branches on the remains, the outdoor location of the crime and knife wounds to the victims all were indications of pagan rituals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Defense attorneys planned to present a theory that the two girls were killed in a pagan ritual by Odinists.

— Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of pagan

Adjective

Without all that, the series misses out on the ugly, earthy, sensual details that could have complicated her past blank innocence.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
Earlier this season, the Seahawks coach described a dispute with Payton that got ugly enough for Seattle to threaten a lawsuit.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of ugly

Adjective

My dad was raised Methodist and comes from a very devout Methodist family — I was baptized twice because both of them thought the other thing was heathen.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
The Cincinnati Bengals welcome the media heathen universe for a gab session/sitdown, linen-tablecloth lunch known in This Space as The Mock Turtle Soupfest and Weenie Roast.

— Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 28 May 2019

Definition of heathen

Adjective

Many other traditionalists have made a version of Scruton’s critique, insisting that contemporary art reflects self-indulgent, relativistic, and impious tendencies.

— Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
While no formal announcement has been made to update its longstanding alcohol ban, Andrew Leber of Tulane University said this is in line with the Kingdom’s past approach to such potentially impious reforms.

— Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025

Definition of impious

Adjective

Who doesn’t want to hear about the possible soulless and depraved having an affair and getting away with it?

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Chad Powers season 2 Season one, which spun an Eli Manning gimmick video into a sports comedy with Glen Powell as a disgraced college-football star, started to veer in a fascinating, somewhat depraved direction.

— Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026