CEFR B2

heretical

adjective

Meaning

heretical means of or pertaining to heresy or heretics. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as heretical.
A heretical tone can change the mood of a conversation.

Synonyms: unorthodox

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heretical (B2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /həˈɹɛtɪkəl/

Definition

heretical means of or pertaining to heresy or heretics. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as heretical.
A heretical tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became heretical after the announcement.

How to Use heretical

heretical + noun (collocation): Use heretical before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a heretical reaction."
become heretical (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became heretical near the end."

Synonyms of heretical

Words with a similar meaning to heretical:

unorthodox

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