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as in corruption
immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society
religious denominations that regard drinking, smoking, and even dancing as examples of immorality
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as in evil
that which is morally unacceptable
a sermon about modern society's casual acceptance of or indifference to immorality
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Recent Examples of immorality
Most important as the President approaches this initial meeting is that Putin is not rewarded for his aggression, for geopolitical reasons beyond the illegality and immorality of his actions.
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Miriam Sapiro, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
The immorality and inhumanity of these acts have cascaded through families, friends, and communities.
—Nick Gauthier, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2025
In a Code world, no film should risk lowering an audience’s moral standards nor should evil or immorality be presented except as a cautionary tale.
—Betsy Golden Kellem, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2025
However, all Della can see is immorality between any two female brides, hurriedly making an excuse of being slammed by orders in six months.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
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Miriam Sapiro, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
The immorality and inhumanity of these acts have cascaded through families, friends, and communities.
—Nick Gauthier, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2025
In a Code world, no film should risk lowering an audience’s moral standards nor should evil or immorality be presented except as a cautionary tale.
—Betsy Golden Kellem, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2025
However, all Della can see is immorality between any two female brides, hurriedly making an excuse of being slammed by orders in six months.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immorality
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India became Sri Lanka’s de facto lender of last resort without requiring the Sri Lankan government to address concerns about the human rights abuses, militarization, or corruption that fueled the country’s political crisis.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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But turnout has been persistently low, months of horse-trading to form a government are likely to follow, and voters are weary of high levels of corruption.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Rattenfänger is also planning a brutal cyberattack that will affect all of the Western world — leading Bond to team up with the remaining double agents and a handful of allies to stop the evil at hand.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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The trio make their first trip from Shanghai to San Francisco, coming face to face with colorful monsters and spirits of both good and evil from Chinese folklore.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
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If, in Christian doctrine, the soul’s purpose is to transcend the body, then a soulless creature has no sin to commit.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
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The anthology’s first volume explores themes of ancestral sin, family, piety and consequence.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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While working together on The Unit, David Mamet once told you that good drama isn’t a choice between good and bad; good drama is the choice between two bads.—
Max Gao,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2025
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Reports out of fall camp haven’t been super favorable to their offense, and while the defense will, again, be top-notch, a team with this bad of an offense cannot be trusted.—
Austin Mock,
The Athletic,
19 Aug. 2024
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“Immorality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immorality. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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