IGNOBLY Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

ignobly

adverb

Definition of ignobly

as in unethically

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Recent Examples of ignobly Perhaps even Daeron, who in the book dies ignobly early in the battle, either by a random one of Addam’s soldiers or when his burning pavilion collapses on him. — James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

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Companies should also have ownership rights over their own data, so it can’t be extracted from or forced out of them unethically.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
While some objects were given as gifts, most were collected unethically under duress and against the wishes of the community.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of unethically

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Forty-six Democrats in the House and a dozen in the Senate joined Republicans in voting for the Laken Riley Act, a bill named after a Georgia student killed by a man in the country illegally.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Now any chaos is on American streets, where violent and even deadly clashes have defined a deportation campaign that’s designed to fulfill hardliners’ goals of uprooting anyone in the country illegally.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

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Bystanders witnessed his healings, which included immediate restoration of sight to the blind; reformation of people living immorally; and life restored to people who had died.

— Suzanne Riedel, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2026
Cynically and immorally, the government is creating separate sectors of society.

— Ron Scherf, Time, 5 Sep. 2025

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