immoral

adjective

im·​mor·​al (ˌ)i(m)-ˈmȯr-əl 

-ˈmär-

: not moral : morally evil or wrong

broadly : conflicting with generally or traditionally held moral principles

an artwork then labeled immoral

immorally

(ˌ)i(m)-ˈmȯr-ə-lē 

-ˈmär-

adverb

Synonyms of immoral

• unlawful
• sinful
• evil
• vicious
• vile
• bad
• wicked
• dark

Examples of immoral in a Sentence

Don't condemn her: there was nothing immoral about what she did.

It was immoral of her to tell lies like that.

Recent Examples on the Web

Central to the exhibition is the tension between the honorable and the immoral, the appealing and the revolting. — News Desk, Artforum, 12 Oct. 2026

Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial premiered at New York Film Festival last night and left many people wondering, Just how funny can a movie about both the terrible capacity of generative AI and the immoral people in charge of it be? — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026

Some sources expand on the account in Genesis, suggesting the Sodomites were not only immoral but positively antimoral. — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

What’s so immoral about a goal scored accidentally with a hand or arm anyway? — Graham Scott, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for immoral

• aboral
• amoral
• auroral
• balmoral
• binaural
• clitoral
• phosphoryl
• aural
• chloral
• choral
• coral
• floral

Kids Definition

immoral

adjective

im·​mor·​al (ˈ)im-ˈ(m)ȯr-əl 

-ˈ(m)är-

: not moral : wicked, bad

immorally

-ə-lē 

adverb