as in wickedness
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of ungodliness
And to offset what ungodliness might happen in those places, there were churches, more than a dozen of them, practically one on each of Joppa’s 18 streets.
—
Mark Lamster, Dallas Morning News, 23 Sep. 2020
Mark Lamster, Dallas Morning News, 23 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungodliness
Noun
-
When Hedda and Eileen were wild together, Eileen’s drinking and carousing was a problem, but she’s put all that wickedness behind her, mostly thanks to the love of Thea Clifton (a delicate Imogen Poots), who has also just arrived at the mansion for the world’s worst party.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
-
Starring Tatiana Maslany and Rossif Sutherland, the two-minute clip teases a relationship on the brink, influenced by the unfolding wickedness around the couple.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
Another classic Halloween costume with plenty of room for creativity is the infamous evil clown, Joker (Joaquin Phoenix).—
Emma Kershaw,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
-
The Bible never calls wine evil – only the overindulgence of it.—
Lauren Green,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Even aside from Trump’s own enthusiastic personal immorality and impiety, his political style — the pugnacious smear artist and demagogic braggart — was the antithesis of what evangelicals had sought before.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
23 Sep. 2025
-
Hank isn’t being accused of mere immorality, after all; he’s being accused of rape, which was also a crime back in Kierkegaard’s days.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
These smoky, dark dens of gaming iniquity used to be everywhere, enticing you in with flashing marquees, simple synth melodies, and crunchy 8-bit explosions.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
26 June 2025
-
Thanks to an incessant stream of sensational newspaper articles and a nonstop rumor mill, the public had the idea of Hollywood as a lair of iniquity and debasement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
Noun
-
The ugliness, the violence, the cruelty, the depravity, the lies.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 Oct. 2025
-
Those who perceive this total control are prone to paranoia, leaving them mistrustful and lonely, while those who seek to profit from it are dragged into depravity.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
That was really what helped me into the character and into her evilness.—
William Earl,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Here was an artist, a father, murdering someone with a viciousness that went beyond self-preservation.—
Seamus Sullivan
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
-
The movie’s grand centerpiece is a dinner party where Theo and Ivy go at each other with such viciousness that their guests can only stand by and watch, aghast.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Ungodliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungodliness. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share