unmoral

adjective

Definition of unmoralnext
as in unethical

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmoral
  1. unethical
  2. unprincipled
  3. unscrupulous
  4. dishonest
  5. cutthroat
  6. corrupt
  7. crooked
  8. depraved
Adjective
  • Those who supported the cat hunting ban said the methods to hunt mountain lions and bobcats were unethical and that hunting was unnecessary to regulate cat populations.
    Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Accepting unpaid work perpetuates an unethical cycle where fair compensation is sidestepped in favor of exploitation. 6.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of unethical
Adjective
  • And if an unprincipled president began his tenure by firing senior military officers for partisan political reasons, the military would lose trust in the executive branch and tensions would grow between the two sides.
    Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Cazale excelled, instead, at playing people who are weak, weird, unprincipled, and visibly uncomfortable in their own skins.
    Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2024
Definition of unprincipled
Adjective
  • The Electoral College has not worked as Dickinson hoped, to protect the people from unscrupulous politicians.
    Jane E. Calvert / Made by History, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Understand that sometimes, unscrupulous companies don't follow the rules.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of unscrupulous
Adjective
  • Because there are five meaningful ways that honest messaging beats dishonest marketing.
    Drew Gerber, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Whereas John Kerry at his convention had struggled to create meaning—no matter how stupid, dishonest, or clichéd—George Bush seemed to be plotting its demise.
    Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Definition of dishonest
Adjective
  • Cruel Intentions follows the elite students of Manchester College, where two ruthless step-siblings will do anything to stay on top of the cutthroat social hierarchy, including seducing the daughter of the vice-president of the United States.
    Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The car-wash business is cutthroat and competitive, and so is the business of entertaining the world.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of cutthroat
Adjective
  • Others, such as Sri Lanka, have oscillated back and forth, with more democratic presidents and corrupt populist autocrats alternating as leaders.
    Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Activists began showing up at election-board meetings with signs calling Lindsey corrupt.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of corrupt
Adjective
  • Undeterred, many simply turn around and renew their northbound journeys, dodging criminals, crooked cops and Mexican immigration agents.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The crooked cop doesn’t seem worried about his current situation.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of crooked
Adjective
  • Other elements add more layers, including Cross getting ensnared in a Black Lives Matter protest and having Alex face a real freak of a nemesis, portrayed with depraved confidence by Ryan Eggold.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • They’re brought back to life by their child, a genderqueer doll called Glen/Glenda, and immediately launch into more depraved violence, kidnapping Jennifer Tilly and Redman (themselves) to transfer their consciousness into their bodies.
    Rory Doherty, Vulture, 28 June 2024
Definition of depraved
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“Unmoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmoral. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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