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unholy

[uhn-hoh-lee] / ʌnˈhoʊ li /
ADJECTIVE
sacrilegious
Synonyms
STRONG
unhallowed
WEAK
base blameful corrupt culpable depraved dishonest evil godless guilty heinous immoral impious iniquitous irreligious irreverent irreverential profane sinful ungodly unsanctified vile wicked
Antonyms
WEAK
godly holy pious reasonable religious sensible
ADJECTIVE
outrageous
Synonyms
WEAK
appalling awful barbarous dreadful horrendous shocking uncivilized unearthly ungodly unnatural unreasonable
Antonyms
WEAK
godly holy pious reasonable religious sensible

Example Sentences

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At times, when throws were pilfered or just launched over the back with no jumper and seemingly no communication, it was an unholy mess.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

A God’s-eye view captures sparks and flames tearing a circle around his unholy play.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

Now one of Egypt's most sacred places - revered by Jews, Christians and Muslims - is at the heart of an unholy row over plans to turn it into a new tourism mega-project.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025

An unholy specimen, a building creature that is sufficiently weird, necessary, and profitable to wriggle to life in the city’s stifling landscape of land-use regulations: the double duplex.

From Slate • Jul. 31, 2025

“Imagine what unholy things a lesser man must hold within his secret heart.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss