atheistic

Definition of atheisticnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atheistic
Adjective
  • Another member of the group is agnostic.
    Jeanne Phillips, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Yes Day and Sincerely Yours — but Liebmann thinks the toy trend is age-agnostic.
    James Manso, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Iran is a theocratic republic rooted ideologically in Shiite Islam while Venezuela is a socialist and secular regime.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Concern was higher among older and secular Israelis.
    Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • His stories, particularly the later ones, center around the idea that the Universe is a godless cosmos that is entirely indifferent to humanity.
    Big Think, Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Predictably, the hubbub surrounding the photo was eventually framed as a war between uptight virgins and godless heathens, with a quieter contingent astounded only by the fact that this kind of marketing could still be so effective.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Stewart’s switch from his usual snark to imitate Colbert’s buffoonery proved how spiteful and irreligious political humor has become since the left’s worship of Barack Obama and subsequent persecution of President Trump.
    Armond White, National Review, 25 July 2025
  • Silverstein had a much different experience growing up, given the fact that his parents were both Baalei teshuva (irreligious Jews who become more observant later in life).
    Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Writing the sentence seems blasphemous since not even the 1998 powerhouse won 15 regular-season games.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 Dec. 2025
  • That’s because The Carpenter’s Son is not only gruesomely horror-leaning, but it’s based on the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, which some deem heretical or even blasphemous.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • The only true dictionary is the lost one, the dictionary of the language that perished when the impious tower was built: the original language, God’s language.
    Mariana Dimópulos, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Musk has marketed Grok as more fun and irreverent than other chatbots, taking pride in X being a place for free speech.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Chas Newkey-Burden has been part of The Week Digital team for more than a decade and a journalist for 25 years, starting out on the irreverent football weekly 90 Minutes, before moving to lifestyle magazines Loaded and Attitude.
    Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • That’s because The Carpenter’s Son is not only gruesomely horror-leaning, but it’s based on the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, which some deem heretical or even blasphemous.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Another option is to be a bit heretical.
    Big Think, Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Atheistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atheistic. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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