All profane synonyms
proΒ·fane
P p adjective profane
- nonclerical β Not doing or involving routine clerical work in an office.
- disgracious β Lacking grace; not pleasing; disagreeable.
- wrong β not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- wicked β evil or morally bad in principle or practice; sinful; iniquitous: wicked people; wicked habits.
- nonspiritual β Not spiritual.
- infidel β Religion. a person who does not accept a particular faith, especially Christianity. (in Christian use) an unbeliever, especially a Muslim. (in Muslim use) a person who does not accept the Islamic faith; kafir (def 2).
- laical β (archaic) Of or pertaining to a layman or laity.
- heretical β of, relating to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.
- nonreligious β of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
- geotic β (obsolete) Belonging to earth; terrestrial.
- obscene β offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved: obscene language.
- worldly β of or relating to this world as contrasted with heaven, spiritual life, etc.; earthly; mundane.
adj profane
- ill-bred β showing lack of good social breeding; unmannerly; rude.
- fleshly β of or relating to the flesh or body; bodily, corporeal, or physical.
- flipper β a broad, flat limb, as of a seal or whale, especially adapted for swimming.
- blasphemous β You can describe someone who shows disrespect for God or a religion as blasphemous. You can also describe what they are saying or doing as blasphemous.
- alluvial β Alluvial soils are soils which consist of earth and sand left behind on land which has been flooded or where a river once flowed.
- banausic β merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
- animalistic β If you describe a person or their behaviour as animalistic, you mean that they do not try to hide or control their basic feelings and physical needs.
- foul-mouthed β using obscene, profane, or scurrilous language; given to filthy or abusive speech.
- heathen β (in historical contexts) an individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible; a person who is neither a Jew, Christian, nor Muslim; a pagan.
- lowdown β the real and unadorned facts; the true, secret, or inside information (usually preceded by the): We gave them the lowdown on the new housing project.
- materialistic β excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
- hardcore β unswervingly committed; uncompromising; dedicated: a hard-core segregationist.
- earthly β of or relating to the earth, especially as opposed to heaven; worldly.
verb profane
- begrime β to make dirty; soil
- maculate β spotted; stained.
- illtreat β Alternative form of ill-treat.
- misuse β wrong or improper use; misapplication.
- misemploy β to use for the wrong purpose; use wrongly or improperly; misuse.
- desecrate β If someone desecrates something which is considered to be holy or very special, they deliberately damage or insult it.
- breached β the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- muck up β a bungled or disordered situation; foul-up.
- cuss β If someone cusses, they swear at someone or use bad language.
- infract β to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- defile β To defile something that people think is important or holy means to do something to it or say something about it which is offensive.
- infracted β to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- breaching β the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- contaminate β If something is contaminated by dirt, chemicals, or radiation, they make it dirty or harmful.
- foul β grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome: a foul smell.
noun profane
- crudities β the state or quality of being crude.
- lubricity β oily smoothness, as of a surface; slipperiness.
- dirtiness β soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
- crudity β the condition or quality of being crude
- blueness β the quality or state of being blue.
- blasphemy β You can describe something that shows disrespect for God or a religion as blasphemy.
- filthiness β foul with, characterized by, or having the nature of filth; disgustingly or completely dirty.
- immodesty β not modest in conduct, utterance, etc.; indecent; shameless.
- impiousness β Quality of being impious.