unchaste

Definition of unchastenext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchaste
Adjective
  • West pleaded guilty in 2000 to five counts of taking indecent liberties with children and was released from state custody in 2006, the (Raleigh) News & Observer reported in 2012 when West stepped down as an alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention over revelations about his past.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Last year, Morris pleaded guilty to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child, and Schott’s pastoral lineage became something of a liability.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • They are sometimes fully clothed, sometimes less so—bare-breasted and bare-bottomed, coquettishly posed, festooned with kitschy props—unabashedly immodest in every sense of the word.
    Bryan Barcena, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The immodest middle section celebrates their grandson, Charles V, who commissioned this facade and decorated it with the complex coat of arms of the mighty Habsburg Empire.
    Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Wise’s wistful songwriting is retained, but completely missing is his intentionally impure palette.
    Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2026
  • This is because they are often seen as ritually impure.
    Megan Bryson, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Navarro explains that this is most likely because people commonly touch their spice jars with unclean hands after handling raw meat and don’t sanitize the containers after the fact.
    Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The tabletop can opener was unclean.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The filmmaker shows a strong handle over the film’s fanciful tone and fitfully filthy sense of humor, and he’s credited with composing the film’s score full of squawking brass instruments and skittish strings in addition to writing, directing and editing.
    Stephen Saito, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
  • But there’s a difference between a dirty deal and a filthy deal.
    NBC news, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Using obscene or abusive language Any use of profanity, insults or abusive language is prohibited under the FDCPA.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Pawula was investigated after Hastings lodged a complaint with state police, but charges of harassment through electronic communication and transmitting obscene messages were dropped.
    Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Lewd and vulgar language is banned.
    Matt Schooley, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Bauder admonished the crowd several times for being too noisy, and police removed a protester who yelled vulgar comments.
    Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Moments of physical intimacy between his protagonists are often relayed in rigid and frustratingly inexpressive language, which occasionally veers into the tiringly smutty.
    Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The smutty gay hockey show is largely about closeted athletes Ilya (Connor Storrie) and Shane (Hudson Williams), but at the end of episode five, the series’ secondary couple goes public.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Unchaste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchaste. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.

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