Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for Machiavellian
Adjective
  • Unlike previous seasons, Dorothy never makes immoral choices.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • This is disgraceful and immoral.
    Armando Garcia, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Their methods—ruthless melodic math, brazenly artificial production, and an odd soft spot for reggae rhythms—helped define the world-conquering sound of Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
  • To play someone whose world is so beautiful on the surface but whose secrets are ruthless has been an exhilarating challenge.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In one of many tonally jarring subplots, Vince works out a scam to burn down his dead mother’s house in Brooklyn to collect the insurance money with the help of a corrupt fire marshal.
    Andrew Bernard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The writer became inspired to counteract his complicity in a corrupt system.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The hourlong episode is mostly host Caleb Hammer questioning her relatively normal, if unscrupulous spending — fast food, a visit to the hair salon, expensive car payments — and his advice on what bills to pay off first.
    Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Facing off against an unscrupulous businessman threatening nature, Heidi’s mission blends adventure with ecological themes.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In the past, that’s opened small businesses to frivolous lawsuits filed by unprincipled lawyers that file massive lawsuits and offer quick settlements.
    Erica Goldstein, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Rule by ‘ambitious, and unprincipled men’ Partisanship is the primary problem for the American republic, according to Washington.
    Robert A. Strong, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Machiavellian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Machiavellian. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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