unholy
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
not hallowed or consecrated
Related & opposite
- holy antonym
- holiness attribute
- unholiness derivation
- unconsecrated similar to
Sense 2 adjective
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
something demonic in him--something that could be cruel
Related & opposite
- unholiness derivation
- ogre derivation
- evil similar to
Sense 3 adjective
having committed unrighteous acts
a sinful person
Related & opposite
- sin derivation
- unholiness derivation
- unrighteous similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | holy |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | holiness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | unholiness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | unconsecrated |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | unholiness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ogre |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | evil |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sin |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | unholiness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unrighteous |