amoral

adjective

amor·​al (ˌ)ā-ˈmȯr-əl 

(ˌ)a-, 

-ˈmär-

1

a

: 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

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

In a post-Brat era one can no longer be derided for smoking weed on-camera, but you can be positioned as amoral if an accusation of microaggressive or offensive behavior is sticky enough. — Ivy Wolk, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026

The connective tissue, according to sources, is the amoral android played by Michael Fassbender. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

We are subjected daily to the caprices of a mind both unregulated and amoral. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026

In Bird and Goldmark’s account (these collaborators are also married), the nihilistic, amoral, duplicitous, power-seeking Roy Marcus Cohn makes Niccolò Machiavelli seem like a rank amateur. — Martin Filler, The New York Review of Books, 15 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

a- entry 2 + moral entry 1

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Rhymes for amoral

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

Kids Definition

amoral

adjective

amor·​al ā-ˈmȯr-əl 

-ˈmär-

: not being moral nor immoral

amorally

-ə-lē 

adverb