unchivalrous

adjective

Definition of unchivalrousnext
as in unjust

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Recent Examples of unchivalrous The steady unraveling of first impressions requires an unchivalrous running time of 152 minutes. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2021 This isn't the first time Trump has been accused of unchivalrous conduct. — Stacey Leasca, Glamour, 16 Jan. 2018 They were also viewed as ungentlemanly, a form of unchivalrous cheating – a special kind of insult for professional soldiers. — Paul D. Miller, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchivalrous
  1. unjust
  2. immoral
  3. unscrupulous
  4. unprincipled
  5. unethical
  6. ignoble
  7. ungentlemanly
  8. rotten
Adjective
  • More than once, his white planter friends stood by him in court and kept him from unjust imprisonment and even execution.
    — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This unjust decision must be overturned by the Supreme Court in its entirety.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of unjust
Adjective
  • Neither Agamemnon nor Menelaus grasp that their actions toward their wives were immoral.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026
  • Some rabbinic readings attribute Lot’s hesitation to leave Sodom to his immoral greed and inordinate wealth.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
Definition of immoral
Adjective
  • Magneto’s methods of fighting violence with violence may have sometimes been unscrupulous, but his ideology was always compelling, to X-Men members and viewers alike.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
  • True to form, the story is narrated by an unscrupulous wanna-be novelist named Bret Easton Ellis (Igby Rigney), a closet case lusting away for the new hunk at his cruel prep school.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of unscrupulous
Adjective
  • That doesn't enable cunning and unprincipled men to subvert the power of the people.
    — Lori A Bashian , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • Ditto his despicable aides and Cabinet members, his unprincipled sycophants and suck-ups.
    — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
Definition of unprincipled
Adjective
  • In addition to the federal investigations, Mills has been accused of misrepresenting his military record, engaging in unethical business dealings, assaulting a girlfriend and stalking an ex-girlfriend.
    — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In one such example, the Government Accountability Office in 2009 tested whether a group of for-profit IRBs could successfully detect a bogus unethical research protocol and reject it.
    — Angus Chen, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of unethical
Adjective
  • This is an ignoble war making monsters and fools out of its participants, and against the uncontrollable weapons that are dragons, everyone’s resolve is crumbling.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 June 2026
  • The most memorable, and notorious, moment from the race was the ignoble exit of Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell.
    — Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Definition of ignoble
Adjective
  • In On His Own Terms, and its account of the slow-going struggles of the Rockefeller Republicans, there’s an implication that political extremism is ungentlemanly.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
  • However, much of Keaton’s dialogue comes at such a fast clip, his ungentlemanly implications may go over young audience members’ heads.
    — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
Definition of ungentlemanly
Adjective
  • Apparently, some bacteria were using oxygen in the tunnel to metabolize sulfur compounds in the water, and that was producing the rotten-egg smell.
    — James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Remove any ripe or rotten food where the flies may have laid eggs.
    — Emma Jacobson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of rotten

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“Unchivalrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchivalrous. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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