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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
Variety learned the actor is currently accused of propaganda against the Iranian regime and promoting immorality through her role in Rasoulof’s latest.
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
Brian has more immorality in his bones.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 23 Jan. 2025
The film cares more for Romy’s enveloping sense of self than the depths of her immorality.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
The history of medicine is too littered with incompetence and immorality to believe that doctors have always been worthy of this status.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for immorality
Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
Brian has more immorality in his bones.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 23 Jan. 2025
The film cares more for Romy’s enveloping sense of self than the depths of her immorality.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
The history of medicine is too littered with incompetence and immorality to believe that doctors have always been worthy of this status.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for immorality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immorality
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The Trump administration is substantially scaling back the State Department's annual reports on international human rights to remove longstanding critiques of abuses such as harsh prison conditions, government corruption and restrictions on participation in the political process, NPR has learned.—
Graham Smith,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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Thao has since been indicted for bribery and corruption.—
Jonathan Easley,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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Lucas loved the idealistic adventure reels of the ’30s and ’40s where good and evil were divided by a fresh coat of paint.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Unfortunately for Smoke, Stack, Slim and their friends, an epic first evening turns into a bloody nightmare when evil comes knocking.—
Derek Lawrence,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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This represents that a person belongs to Jesus Christ and that a person is grieving and morning for their sins.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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If a teacher required a student who believes that being gay is a sin to write an essay repudiating that belief, for example, that would be unconstitutional.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
15 Apr. 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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Buyers who make the correct prediction receive a dollar per contract purchased, while those who get it wrong receive nothing in return. To be clear, Kalshi is neither a party to these contracts nor sets contractual prices.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Others appeared to be armed civilians seeking revenge for wrongs committed during the civil war, residents said.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Immorality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immorality. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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