UNCHASTITY Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

unchastity

noun

Definition of unchastity

as in impurity

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Recent Examples of unchastity On their wedding day, Claudio repudiates and humiliates Hero at the altar, accusing her of unchastity (the highest of crimes) and unfaithfulness. — Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022 Traditionally, an allegation of a woman’s unchastity constitutes libel per se. — Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 27 May 2021

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Noun

Hertha cleared the technical bar to become a lower-cost domestic supplier by controlling key chemical and metallic impurities on commercial-grade equipment.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
The retinol in the formula sloughs away all impurities that lead to the bumps in the first place, while vitamin E and green tea fend off any sensitivities by restoring the moisture barrier.

— Mary Honkus, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of impurity

Noun

But soon after, in Genesis 18, God tells Abraham of plans to investigate reports of sinfulness in Sodom and Gomorrah.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
Denver author Josiah Hesse was raised by Evangelical parents in churches that believe in the torments of hell, that their poverty is due to their sinfulness and lack of faith.

— Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026

Definition of sinfulness

Noun

While Season 1 focused on the evil lurking underneath suburban comfort, Season 2 will have a different aesthetic.

— Joe Otterson, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
For instance, as a Christian, I am called to vote for doing justice, making peace, loving mercy, being humble, doing good and resisting evil and, most of all, loving my neighbor, whoever that is.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of evil

Noun

Miller was bold, having learned of life’s wickedness at an early age.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 25 July 2026
Max Cady should be an unsettling interruption, a man who undermines our ideas of right and wrong through his nonchalance about his own wickedness; here, the most unsettling thing about him are those teal contact lenses.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026

Definition of wickedness

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unchecked

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