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Recent Examples of Synonyms for godlessness
Noun
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Taylor, the former county district attorney, said people viewed the Darrow statue as a symbol of atheism and anti-Christian beliefs.—
Kelly Puente,
The Tennessean,
12 July 2025 -
The Middletown native was raised nominally evangelical and explored atheism before converting to Catholicism in 2019 at St. Gertrude Priory, which is attached to a Dominican parish in Madeira, about 12 miles northeast of Cincinnati.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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By one hand, he is bound to himself, to his impiety, his recklessness, his envy and pride, his guilt and spite.—
Merve Emre,
The New Yorker,
16 Dec. 2024
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Clouzot supplied that insight in strong visual terms: Fresnay’s conflicting impiety and righteous anger and so much dissatisfaction and panic among the townsfolk.—
Armond White,
National Review,
20 Nov. 2024
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And to offset what ungodliness might happen in those places, there were churches, more than a dozen of them, practically one on each of Joppa’s 18 streets.—
Mark Lamster,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Sep. 2020
Noun
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When Hedda and Eileen were wild together, Eileen’s drinking and carousing was a problem, but she’s put all that wickedness behind her, mostly thanks to the love of Thea Clifton (a delicate Imogen Poots), who has also just arrived at the mansion for the world’s worst party.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
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Jew haters have long alleged the wickedness of Israel and its ties with powerful elites across the world.—
Michael S. Roth,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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Corso’s energetic blend of irreverence and showmanship broke the mold among college football commentators.—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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In the ’80s, fashion was a language, an extension of each person's personality, and a gesture of liberation and irreverence.—
Melisa Vargas,
Glamour,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Godlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godlessness. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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