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

My father would rinse the rice over and over, sifting it between his fingertips, searching for the impurities, pulling them out.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
The filter handles chlorine or other impurities while the shampoo periodically removes the mineral buildup the filter cannot touch.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 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

In my ideal world there would be dozens of essay collections by excellent writers (Choi is a poet) on culture and politics, technology and the evils of capitalism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Early in the outbreak, Tedros talked about having visited the outbreak zone and being struck by the fact that many people seemed to view Ebola as a lesser of evils.

— Helen Branswell, STAT, 16 Sep. 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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