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
W. S. Thompson 2
: being outside or beyond the moral order or a particular code of morals
amoral customs
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Harry tries to talk Dexter out of pretending to be Red — Ronald Schmidt was an amoral animal, and that’s not who Dex is.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Florence Pugh is fantastic as Yelena Belova, sister to original Avenger Black Widow, and Julia-Louis Dreyfus appears to be having the time of her life as the delightfully amoral CIA director Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, whose scheming drives the action.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The dialogue is uninspired (occasionally downright trite) and the characters aren't well developed, most notably Kingsley's weak-willed amoral scientist and Whitaker's reluctant empath—both exceptionally gifted actors who are largely wasted here.
—ArsTechnica, 13 July 2025
As the conferences realign, like crime families vying for power, the NCAA continues to lobby Congress to provide an antitrust exemption for the collegiate-sports-complex that is so amoral even Donald Trump has taken notice.
—Guy Lawson, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Florence Pugh is fantastic as Yelena Belova, sister to original Avenger Black Widow, and Julia-Louis Dreyfus appears to be having the time of her life as the delightfully amoral CIA director Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, whose scheming drives the action.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The dialogue is uninspired (occasionally downright trite) and the characters aren't well developed, most notably Kingsley's weak-willed amoral scientist and Whitaker's reluctant empath—both exceptionally gifted actors who are largely wasted here.
—ArsTechnica, 13 July 2025
As the conferences realign, like crime families vying for power, the NCAA continues to lobby Congress to provide an antitrust exemption for the collegiate-sports-complex that is so amoral even Donald Trump has taken notice.
—Guy Lawson, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
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“Amoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amoral. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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