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
  • Talarico has sought to portray Paxton as corrupt and unethical, while Paxton has framed Talarico as a radical liberal.
    — Alexis Guerrero, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Also, many families of rare disease patients spend years creating databases, known as natural history studies, so they can be used as control groups in trials instead of giving patients a placebo, which is often impractical and unethical.
    — Gerry Smith, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of unethical
Adjective
  • To avoid being a mark for unprincipled lenders, borrowers shouldn’t rush into refinancing without considering all their choices.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
  • That doesn't enable cunning and unprincipled men to subvert the power of the people.
    — Lori A Bashian , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of unprincipled
Adjective
  • Some agents joined the unscrupulous agent and formed a sub-colony of cheaters.
    — Noah Giansiracusa, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The district judge confined Biddy and most of the Black children in the county jail, ostensibly for their own protection from their unscrupulous enslaver.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of unscrupulous
Adjective
  • The debate also took on an edgy, deeply personal tone, as the candidates repeatedly accused each other of being dishonest or misleading.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The other coach is dishonest and decides to strategically rank their players in a different order.
    — Dana Mackenzie, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of dishonest
Adjective
  • Competition for the lottery is cutthroat, with more than 7 million applications submitted on the Housing Connect portal in 2025 for the 13,000 units advertised.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The 2,444-acre reservoir is home to trophy-sized cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout, as well as northern pike.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of cutthroat
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, Democrats are strongly opposed to the kind of corrupt authoritarian government that Republicans seem unwilling to even speak out against.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The policy aims to make cadres more disciplined, effective and less corrupt.
    — KANIS LEUNG, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of corrupt
Adjective
  • Finding no legal recourse in a city with a crooked police department and judiciary, Matt gives in to despair.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Others convicted in relation to the robbery included Brian Reader, a career criminal who was involved in other high-profile robberies before and after Brink’s-Mat, crooked solicitor Michael Relton, and McAvoy’s wife, Kathleen.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of crooked
Adjective
  • The loss of every life to violence is a tragedy, even when that violence is necessary to hold a depraved killer accountable.
    — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Who doesn’t want to hear about the possible soulless and depraved having an affair and getting away with it?
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of depraved
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