Unwholesome Synonyms and Antonyms

ŭn-hōlsəm
Not sustaining or promoting health
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. insalubrious
  2. unhealthy
  3. unsalutary
Morally detrimental
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. contaminative
  2. corruptive
  3. demoralizing
  4. unhealthy
Antonyms:
  1. wholesome
Susceptible to or marked by preoccupation with unwholesome matters
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. macabre
  2. morbid
  3. sick
  4. unhealthy

Words Related to Unwholesome

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Unwholesome Sentence Examples

  • I never allow my daughters to touch any thing so unwholesome!

  • The ability to accomplish one's work is success in occupation, be it in the wholesome way or in the unwholesome way.

  • In the latter case they become green and have an acrid taste, which renders them unpalatable to human beings, and as poisonous qualities are produced similar to those of many Solanaceae they are unwholesome.

  • Tindal's aim seems to have been a sober statement of the whole case in favour of natural religion, with copious but moderately worded criticism of such beliefs and usages in the Christian and other religions as he conceived to be either non-religious or directly immoral and unwholesome.

  • Bread made from bunted flour is dark in colour, and both unpalatable and unwholesome.

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