amoral

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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

amorality

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noun

amo·​ral·​i·​ty ¦ā-mə-¦ra-lə-tē  ¦a- 

-(ˌ)mȯ-

plural -es

: the state of being amoral : amoral procedure

power politics in an atmosphere of amorality

Examples of amoral in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

This savage, amoral and unfeeling Robin Hood has been written to invert everything modern fans like about him. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026

After five seasons as mama's boy Buster Bluth, Hale won two Emmys as Veep's haplessly devoted Gary Walsh, assistant to Julia Louis-Dreyfus's amoral VP Selina Meyer. — Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026

Gray is a very smart actor and wholly credible as a woman swimming in the amoral landscape of big tech, cursed by having eyes wide open. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026

Not Trump, of all presidents, an amoral self-indulgent grifter by trade and liar by practice. — Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

a- entry 2 + moral entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Noun

1900, in the meaning defined above

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