as in immoral
not guided by or showing a concern for what is right
an unscrupulous businessman manipulated them into selling their land for practically nothing
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Recent Examples of unscrupulous
Facing off against an unscrupulous businessman threatening nature, Heidi’s mission blends adventure with ecological themes.
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Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
This is gonna be a terrible precedent that is being set right now, that, in the hands of an unscrupulous politician, Democrat or Republican, could be used as a political weapon in the same way that Trump is using it right now.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
People would drive across county and state lines to get their prescriptions from unscrupulous medical professionals filled at the small town pharmacies, prosecutors said.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
The same words apply to the title character at the film‘s center, the inscrutable and seemingly unscrupulous Hedda Gabler (a magnetic Tessa Thompson), here yanked firmly from the late 20th century setting of Henrik Ibsen’s iconic play into the ’50s, and not missing a single trick along the way.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
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Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
This is gonna be a terrible precedent that is being set right now, that, in the hands of an unscrupulous politician, Democrat or Republican, could be used as a political weapon in the same way that Trump is using it right now.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
People would drive across county and state lines to get their prescriptions from unscrupulous medical professionals filled at the small town pharmacies, prosecutors said.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
The same words apply to the title character at the film‘s center, the inscrutable and seemingly unscrupulous Hedda Gabler (a magnetic Tessa Thompson), here yanked firmly from the late 20th century setting of Henrik Ibsen’s iconic play into the ’50s, and not missing a single trick along the way.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscrupulous
Adjective
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It was considered immoral to lie and the whole point of writing things down back then was to increase morality and improve society, so there really is no didactic history of forgery.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Unlike previous seasons, Dorothy never makes immoral choices.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Those hoping to snatch a home in this busy period faced limited options on the market, as the country’s developers had chronically underbuilt compared to demand in the years following the subprime mortgage crisis, leading to ruthless bidding wars and climbing home values.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Hedda orchestrates a ruthless game of manipulation, where lust, jealousy and betrayal collide.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The technology included corrupt automatic shuffling machines that read cards and predicted which player had the best hand.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Porter’s story was viewed largely as a cautionary tale of a corrupt athlete… until this week, when the FBI dropped news of a much wider NBA betting scandal that shed light on Porter’s possible motivations.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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In another nod to Scream, Cheri Oteri parodies Courteney Cox’s Gale Weathers as the comically unethical news anchor Gail Hailstorm.—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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Another 158 investigations involved allegations of physical assault, drug use or discriminatory comments, among other unethical behavior.—
Danielle DuClos,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Unscrupulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscrupulous. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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