IMMORALLY Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

immorally

adverb

Definition of immorally

as in unethically

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as in wickedly

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Recent Examples of immorally Cynically and immorally, the government is creating separate sectors of society. — Ron Scherf, Time, 5 Sep. 2025

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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
The new cathode replaces toxic, expensive, and unethically mined cobalt with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) embedded in a carbon matrix.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026

Definition of unethically

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Elle Fanning stars as a wickedly mischievous Catherine, with Nicholas Hoult in the dual role of her husband, the petulant manchild Emperor Peter III, and his body double, Yemelyan Pugachev.

— Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
Hadid smiles wickedly at the memory of her team presenting to her huge poster boards plastered with images of herself every time she had been photographed in jeans through the years.

— Max Berlinger, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of wickedly

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Last year, federal prosecutors similarly charged two Chinese nationals living in Southern California with illegally exporting tens of millions of dollars’ worth of artificial intelligence microchips to China.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
To capture attention within this order, students occupied space, illegally at times.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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