1
as in unlawful
not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable
blatantly immoral behavior by members of the clergy that should not be tolerated by the community
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2
as in ruthless
not guided by or showing a concern for what is right
stealing another's words, even over the Internet, remains an immoral act
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Recent Examples of immoral
Even though the Hamas charter directly calls for the murder of all Jews, all people must speak out against the immoral proposal to force an entire population into exile.
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Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
The Mann Act criminalizes transporting people across state lines for immoral purposes.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2025
Say our society has decided that wearing blue is immoral and bad.
—Kelsey McKinney, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2025
Jeremy Jeffreys, a Placer Union High School District board member who was fired by the district he would be elected to govern, had his teaching credential suspended earlier this month for immoral conduct.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 3 Feb. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
The Mann Act criminalizes transporting people across state lines for immoral purposes.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2025
Say our society has decided that wearing blue is immoral and bad.
—Kelsey McKinney, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2025
Jeremy Jeffreys, a Placer Union High School District board member who was fired by the district he would be elected to govern, had his teaching credential suspended earlier this month for immoral conduct.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immoral
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Of note: Your Content must not be false, defamatory, misleading or hateful, or infringe any copyright or any other third-party rights or otherwise be unlawful.—
Catherine Pearson,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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That month, Drummond sued the board directly in the Oklahoma Supreme Court and asked it to rescind the charter contract and declare St. Isidore's establishment as a charter school unlawful.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2025
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O’Neil had shown a more ruthless streak in dealing with Lemina, stripping the midfielder of the captaincy after those embarrassing post-match scenes at West Ham.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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There is the ruthless spymaster Luthen Rael (Stellan Skarsgård) and his mysterious assistant Kleya (Elizabeth Dulau).—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Sammie’s father is right to be concerned, but wrong about the sinful nature of the blues—Sinners depicts musical talent as a divine blessing, a power that can pierce the veil between worlds, for good or for ill.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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April 20: Projections showed A Minecraft Movie remaining atop the box office this Easter weekend, but audiences actually felt more sinful than predicted.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2025
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Rosamund Pike adds her name to the cast list, starring as a diamond seller whose family launders their profits through corrupt back-channels.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Countless cases have shown how these schemes have granted safe haven to corrupt actors from around the world and other suspicious individuals in the EU.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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While the practice of using haint blue to ward off evil spirits might not be as common, the color has bled into the mainstream, with major paint companies like Sherwin-Williams and PPG Industries, Inc selling paint inspired by the shade.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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The royal palace is infested with evil spirits and one of them has taken hold of the young prince.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Even the film's ostensible progressives, like Tucci's Bellini, are not immune to unethical bargaining behind the scenes.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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But narcissists famously have a dark side as well that includes unethical, autocratic and aggressive behavior.—
Eddie Brummelman,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2025
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Sandhagen dispatched Edgar with a vicious flying knee 28 seconds into that bout.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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In its most memorable moment, Walker dispatches a particularly vicious henchwoman with a harpoon to the neck.—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The notorious Sackler family, opioid pushers responsible for countless cases of addiction and death, can’t seem to settle their legal problems without turning to some kind of unprincipled maneuver.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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Objective voters who watched the recent documentary about Lev Parnas, once a Trump ally, should fear a redux of a Cabinet running the government for an angry, unhinged, unprincipled man.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Oct. 2024
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“Immoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immoral. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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