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- [uhn-god-lee]
- /ʌnˈgɒd li/
- /ʌnˈɡɒd.li/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-god-lee]
- /ʌnˈgɒd li/
Definitions of ungodly word
- adjective ungodly not accepting God or a particular religious doctrine; irreligious; atheistic: an ungodly era. 1
- adjective ungodly sinful; wicked; impious; not conforming to religious tenets or canons: an ungodly life. 1
- adjective ungodly outrageous; shocking; dreadful; insufferable: an ungodly roar; an ungodly hour to drop in. 1
- adjective ungodly not religious, godless 1
- adjective ungodly shocking 1
- adjective ungodly If you describe someone or something as ungodly, you mean that they are morally bad or are opposed to religion. 0
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Origin of ungodly
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; un-1 + godly
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Parts of speech for Ungodly
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adjective
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preposition
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ungodly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ungodly
adj ungodly
- amoral — If you describe someone as amoral, you do not like the way they behave because they do not seem to care whether what they do is right or wrong.
- atheistic — Atheistic means connected with or holding the belief that there is no God.
- aweless — feeling no awe
- blasphemous — You can describe someone who shows disrespect for God or a religion as blasphemous. You can also describe what they are saying or doing as blasphemous.
- brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
noun ungodly
- gluttony — excessive eating and drinking.
- godlessness — The state of being godless.
- impiety — lack of piety; lack of reverence for God or sacred things; irreverence.
- impiousness — Quality of being impious.
- wrongness — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
adjective ungodly
- deconsecrated — (of a church) having been transferred to secular use
- freethinking — a person who forms opinions on the basis of reason, independent of authority or tradition, especially a person whose religious opinions differ from established belief.
- irreligious — not religious; not practicing a religion and feeling no religious impulses or emotions.
- nonbelieving — Not a believer; in particular, not a member of a specific religious group.
- outrageous — of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong: an outrageous slander.
Antonyms for ungodly
adj ungodly
- all-powerful — An all-powerful person or organization has the power to do anything they want.
- born-again — A born-again Christian is a person who has become an evangelical Christian as a result of a religious experience.
- churchgoing — a person who goes to church, especially habitually.
- deistic — a person who believes in deism.
- doctrinal — of, relating to, or concerned with doctrine: a doctrinal dispute.
adjective ungodly
- divine — of or relating to a god, especially the Supreme Being.
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