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Unrighteous is an English word with synonyms like wicked or sinful. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Unrighteous | Unrighteousness

Unrighteous meaning

Not righteous; wicked.

Synonyms of Unrighteous

wicked sinful unholy evil guilty immoral unjust unworthy righteous

Related words

Other words often associated with Unrighteous or its synonyms:

diabolical ungodly good worthy dishonourable diabolic iniquitous dishonorable heinous dissolute shocking fiendish

Using Unrighteous

  • The main meaning on this page is: Not righteous; wicked.
  • Useful related words include: wicked, sinful, unholy, evil.
  • In the example corpus, unrighteous often appears in combinations such as: the unrighteous.

Context around Unrighteous

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

man 1× superiors 1× seven 1× reign 1× soul 1×

Sentence patterns with Unrighteous

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the unrighteous man his 1× fight against unrighteous superiors and 1× ruler be unrighteous seven disasters 1× set s unrighteous reign and 1× that the unrighteous of israel 1× that the unrighteous soul will 1× the most unrighteous state sponsored 1× while the unrighteous are tortured 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

jesus will call 1× let the wicked 1× muslim tradition maintains 1× nonetheless throughout the 1× should the ruler 1× the righteous are 1×

Common sentence endings:

for that nation 1× in a democracy 1× in jahannam hell 1× osiris s resurrection 1× suffering eternally annihilationism 1× superiors and rulers 1×

Words around Unrighteous

Just before it in the word index:

unrhymed 7 unrewarding 8 unrewarded 6 unrevoked 2 unrevised 4 unreviewable 2

Just after it in the word index:

unrighteousness 9 unrigorous 2 unripe 22 unripened 2 unrisked 4 unrivaled 61

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Unrighteous

  • In this selection, "unrighteous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, man, superiors and seven stand out and add context to how "unrighteous" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the unrighteous man his and fight against unrighteous superiors and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "unrighteous" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with unrighteous

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Jesus will call to life all those who are unrighteous. (10 words)

Should the ruler be unrighteous, seven disasters would result for that nation. (12 words)

Nonetheless, throughout the ages, many Confucians continued to fight against unrighteous superiors and rulers. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. (34 words)

This exercise to declare people “non-citizens” based on religion as one of the criteria, will go down in history as one of the most unrighteous state-sponsored acts in a democracy. (32 words)

Their often violent conflict ends with Horus's triumph, which restores order to Egypt after Set's unrighteous reign and completes the process of Osiris's resurrection. (27 words)

Example sentences (9)

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

This exercise to declare people “non-citizens” based on religion as one of the criteria, will go down in history as one of the most unrighteous state-sponsored acts in a democracy.

Jesus will call to life all those who are unrighteous.

Muslim tradition maintains that the unrighteous of Israel in their anger sought to kill Isaiah.

Nonetheless, throughout the ages, many Confucians continued to fight against unrighteous superiors and rulers.

Should the ruler be unrighteous, seven disasters would result for that nation.

Their often violent conflict ends with Horus's triumph, which restores order to Egypt after Set's unrighteous reign and completes the process of Osiris's resurrection.

The righteous are rewarded with pleasures of Jannah "Paradise", while the unrighteous are tortured in Jahannam "Hell".

This belief is traditionally accompanied by the belief that the unrighteous soul will cease to exist instead of suffering eternally ( annihilationism ).

Common combinations with unrighteous

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "unrighteous" in a sentence?
An example: "Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "unrighteous" from authentic English texts.
What does "unrighteous" mean?
Unrighteous means: Not righteous; wicked.
What are synonyms of "unrighteous"?
Common synonyms of "unrighteous" include: wicked, sinful, unholy, evil, guilty, immoral, unjust, unworthy. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "unrighteous" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "unrighteous", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.