unscrupulousness

noun

Definition of unscrupulousnessnext
1
as in immorality

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2
as in underhandedness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscrupulousness
  1. immorality
  2. corruption
  3. depravity
  4. hypocrisy
  5. debauchery
  6. secrecy
  7. iniquity
Noun
  • The series, which ran from 1999 to 2006, depicted Washington as a place where despite the politicking and immorality, the Constitution prevailed.
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
  • To make its new version of Cleo a crusader, the series has to make the Black community around her incredibly susceptible to superstition and immorality, and that’s a crummy bargain.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2024
Definition of immorality
Noun
  • That ban, which dated to the 1800s, was designed to reduce bribery and corruption during elections, Reuters reported.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Newer parties are attracting more voters given Puerto Rico’s economic and political turmoil while a younger generation is decrying corruption, persistent power outages and a lack of affordable housing, among other things.
    Danica Coto, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of corruption
Noun
  • Even Hulu’s Rivals could frighten you with the depths of its amorous characters’ depravity.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Everyone makes a choice, succumbing to the inertia of their depravity or leaping into the motion of change.
    Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of depravity
Noun
  • Young people, in general, are particularly attuned to hypocrisies, which, in turn, kick up a sometimes errant, but oftentimes righteous, desire to rage against the machine.
    Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Lying, like hypocrisy, happens often in the business world — and sometimes makes headlines.
    Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of hypocrisy
Noun
  • The debauchery gets cut short when the vampires struggle to slumber and realize that housekeeping swept away their ancestral dirt.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Related article Unforgettable photos of psychedelia and debauchery from the golden age of LSD In small clinical trials, synthetic versions of the psychedelic have shown benefits in tackling cluster headaches, anxiety, anorexia, obsessive-compulsive disorder and various forms of substance abuse.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of debauchery
Noun
  • In 2018, a public Strava map showing the activity of its users disclosed locations and staff members linked to global military bases, fueling concerns over how personnel publicly tracking their locations could compromise security and secrecy.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Washington — The Republican National Committee asked the Supreme Court on Monday to put on hold a state high court decision that said election officials must count provisional ballots cast by a voter whose mail ballot was rejected because it was returned without a secrecy envelope.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of secrecy
Noun
  • Not always, of course; like any subset of humanity, churches are just as likely to be filled with iniquity, pettiness, and spite.
    Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Recommended reading: In our new special issue, a Wall Street legend gets a radical makeover, a tale of crypto iniquity, misbehaving poultry royalty, and more. Read the stories.
    Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 9 Sep. 2024
Definition of iniquity
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