Definition of immoral
:not moral;
broadly
:conflicting with generally or traditionally held moral principles
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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 of immoral from the Web
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Maybe the rise of the White Walker is kind of like the end of Breaking Bad: an immensely destructive greater evil shows up to give even the show’s most immoral and unlikable characters something to fight against and possibly earn redemption.
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GEO Group's call on Monday took a similar tone, with GEO Group's chief financial officer Brian Evans anticipating a similar increase in detention lengths to roughly 45 days per immigrant... Private prisons are disgusting and immoral.
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Consider that most people would not judge it immoral to smoke habitually or to eat poorly and shun exercise, yet there is still some measure of social censure for both.
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Violence is immoral, deplorable, and will solve nothing.
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The lengthy list includes alcohol, tobacco, pork products and media or entertainment considered immoral, such as pornography.
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In short, this bill is immoral, heartless, and cruel.
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Massive blowback in the next 48 hours will determine the fate of this immoral monstrosity.
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His supporters have argued that breaking apart his family is immoral, especially since he hadn’t been convicted of a crime and has a daughter who is a citizen.
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First Known Use of immoral
1660
immoral Synonyms
Synonyms
black, dark, evil, bad, iniquitous, nefarious, rotten, sinful, unethical, unlawful, unrighteous, unsavory, vicious, vile, villainous, wicked, wrongAntonyms
decent, ethical, good, honest, honorable, just, moral, right, righteous, sublime, upright, virtuousRelated Words
base, contemptible, despicable, dirty, disreputable, evil-minded, ignoble, ill, infernal, low, mean, snide, sordid; atrocious, cruel, infamous, nasty; blamable, blameworthy, censurable, objectionable, obscene, offensive, reprehensible; corrupt, debased, debauched, degenerate, depraved, dissolute, libertine, loose, low-minded, perverted, reprobate, scrofulous, sick, unhealthy; cursed (also curst), cussed, defiling, noxious, pernicious, pestilential, ugly, ungodly, unwholesome; banned, barred, condemned, discouraged, forbidden, illegal, interdicted, outlawed, prohibited, proscribed, unauthorized, unclean; disallowed; execrable, lousy, miserable, wretched; errant, erring, fallen, unprincipled, unscrupulous; improper, incorrect, indecent, indecorous, naughty, unbecoming, unseemly, vulgar; dishonest, dishonorableNear Antonyms
elevated, high, high-minded, law-abiding, legitimate, lofty, noble, principled, reputable, scrupulous; allowed, authorized, legal, licensed, permissible, permitted; approved, endorsed (also indorsed), sanctioned; abetted, encouraged, promoted, supported; clean, correct, decent, decorous, exemplary, proper, seemly; blameless, commendable, creditable, guiltless, legitimate; chaste, immaculate, incorruptible, innocent, inoffensive, irreproachable, lily-white, perfect, pure, spotless, squeaky-clean, uncorrupted, unerring, unfallen, unobjectionable, venerable, white, wholesome; esteemed, respected, upstanding, worthyIMMORAL Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of immoral for English Language Learners
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: not morally good or right : morally evil or wrong
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