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unchaste

adjective

Definition of unchastenext
as in indecent

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchaste
  1. indecent
  2. immodest
  3. impure
  4. unclean
  5. filthy
  6. obscene
  7. vulgar
  8. smutty
Adjective
  • There is something almost indecent about connecting personal opportunity to a day of such extraordinary grief and trauma.
    — Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The additional charges filed against Andrew Tate last month include seven counts of rape, 15 counts of making/distributing indecent images of children and four counts of possession of extreme pornography.
    — Juliette Arcodia, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of indecent
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
Definition of immodest
Adjective
  • Wise’s wistful songwriting is retained, but completely missing is his intentionally impure palette.
    — Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Kanto practitioners believe that women cannot participate because, according to Japan's Shinto religion, women's blood from menstruation and childbirth is considered impure for the purpose of religious rituals.
    — Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Definition of impure
Adjective
  • Using unclean tools can introduce pathogens or diseases to your mint plants, potentially harming them and affecting future harvests.
    — Lauren Wellbank, Martha Stewart, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The inspector found unclean conditions and deficient handwashing practices and sanitation methods, according to the spokesperson.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of unclean
Adjective
  • That praise rings true more than a decade later thanks to joke after filthy joke, cameo after foul-mouthed cameo, scare after genuine scare.
    — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
  • People were filthy in so many ways, so Mike really wrote that in.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of filthy
Adjective
  • Last year, after signing a $132 million contract extension with the Pittsburgh Steelers following a trade, he was docked another $26,000 for fighting and making an obscene gesture.
    — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • There was a dog’s leg that had been sewn on near a man’s crotch in a way that seemed like an obscene visual pun.
    — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of obscene
Adjective
  • Perhaps her daughter-in-law is not vulgar but, rather, simple and spontaneous?
    — Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Decide for yourself whether that’s a bold indicator of English football’s superiority over the rest of the world, or a revolting symbol of the bloated and vulgar behemoth that the game has become.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of vulgar
Adjective
  • Her world is a Saturday morning cartoon crossed with a smutty joke.
    — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • The first season of the series, based on Elle Kennedy’s smutty YA romance The Deal, follows Briar University juniors Hannah and Garrett, who pretend to date before their feelings for each other get all too real.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
Definition of smutty
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“Unchaste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchaste. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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