amoral

adjective

amor·al | \ (ˌ)ā-ˈmȯr-əl

, (ˌ)a-, -ˈmär- \

Definition of amoral

1a : having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong amoral politicians an amoral, selfish person

b : being neither moral nor immoral specifically : lying outside the sphere to which moral judgments apply Science as such is completely amoral. — W. S. Thompson

2 : being outside or beyond the moral order or a particular code of morals amoral customs

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Other Words from amoral

amoralism \ (ˌ)ā-ˈmȯr-ə-ˌli-zəm

, (ˌ)a- , -ˈmär- \ noun

amorality \ ˌā-mə-ˈra-lə-tē

, ˌa- , -(ˌ)mȯ- \ noun

amorally \ ˌā-ˈmȯr-ə-lē

, (ˌ)a- , -ˈmär- \ adverb

Examples of amoral in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The philosophy professor on the sitcom endeavors to teach morality and ethics to an unapologetically amoral person, and his bite-size lessons are woven into the show’s action and humor. — Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 May 2022 He is hired by the ruthlessly amoral Raoul Bushman for a job, in which the latter kills an archaeologist who has uncovered an Egyptian tomb. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 May 2022 Here, a pattern is reversed—not a candidate who was born yesterday, but a consultant, one who in the end swallows his principles and reconciles himself to his amoral employer’s way of doing things, rather than the other way around. — Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 25 Apr. 2022 But the fact of the country itself as a fundamentally amoral entity does not excuse amorality on the part of those inhabiting, and governing, it. — Parker Richards, The New Republic, 17 Mar. 2022 Uber and WeWork are highly successful products by most standards, and yet over-ambitious growth and reckless, amoral leadership almost destroyed both. — Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 10 Mar. 2022 Helping him along the way is the seemingly amoral Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman (Zoë Kravitz), and Gotham City’s most honest cop, Jim Gordon (Jeffrey Wright). — Joe George, Men's Health, 2 Mar. 2022 Despite what the amoral hustlers running the National Basketball Association suggest, the greatest menace is the government of China. — Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2022 This simple, amoral calculation explains why Facebook has enabled QAnon to infect millions, white supremacists to glorify mass shootings, and Burmese to massacre the Rohingya. — William Falk, The Week, 9 Oct. 2021 See More

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