Synonyms of infidel

infidel

noun

as in dissenter

disapproving a person who does not believe in a religion that someone regards as the true religion

The theocracy regarded as infidels anyone that did not practice their religion.

Related Words

• dissenter
• renegade
• unbeliever
• dissident
• disbeliever
• heretic
• dissentient
• apostate
• defector
• heresiarch
• sectarian
• nonconformist
• separatist
• misbeliever
• individualist
• bohemian
• schismatic
• separationist

Dissimilar Words

• believer
• conformer
• conformist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of infidel

The group follows an extreme interpretation of Sunni Islam and considers Shiites to be infidels. — Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025

Sunni imams issued fatwas, legal condemnations by Islamic religious leaders, against us infidels. — Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026

Al Qaeda and Islamic State generally view Shiites as infidels and consider Iran a mortal enemy. — Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026

For those infidels keeping score at home, exactly one year ago today, Carrnac gazed into his crystal ball and presciently predicted both the acquittal of Karen Read and the conviction of Tania Fernandes Anderson. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025