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Recent Examples of unchivalrous
The steady unraveling of first impressions requires an unchivalrous running time of 152 minutes.
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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
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
Adjective
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To prevent this consequence, local and state level policy makers must empower tenants to fight against unjust evictions and battle unjust rent raises through legislatures.—
Chloe Wong,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2026
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Immigrant-rights advocates argued the repeal of the special protection would be cruel and unjust to migrants who have established lives and careers in this country.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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More and more people are avoiding dating or befriending those with opposing political views, and growing numbers describe those on the other side as closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent.—
Justin Callais,
Twin Cities,
5 Mar. 2026
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More and more people are avoiding dating or befriending those with opposing political views, and growing numbers describe those on the other side as closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent.—
Justin Callais,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Building collapses are common in Nairobi, where housing is in high demand and unscrupulous developers often bypass regulations or simply violate building codes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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According to investigative reports, unscrupulous lawyers collude with medical mills and lawsuit financiers to recruit immigrants and people experiencing homelessness to orchestrate accidents, arrange unnecessary surgeries and cash in on inflated settlements.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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How pathetically far this blithering, unprincipled piece of trash has gone to endanger other lives, to expressly distract and deflect from his own wicked deeds, and to further benefit his grifting family’s larcenously enlarged bounties.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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In every era a certain kind of unprincipled demagogue driven by an insatiable need for attention and a sense of what will capture the public’s imagination rises to the fore.—
Mark Lilla,
The New York Review of Books,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Where to adopt your new puppy National Puppy Day was partly started to bring attention to the unethical practices of puppy mills.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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That’s irresponsible or unethical.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But her flame was dimmed for far too long by one ignoble record: having the longest streak in Daytime Emmys history of nominations without a win.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Feb. 2026
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Here, however, Makowsky examines a purely ignoble figure who feels entitled without accomplishing a thing.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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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
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None too pleased to see the guys fighting in such an ungentlemanly manner outside his shop, the all-too-proper proprietor, Christof (Warburton), appears at the door wearing a tweed vest, bowtie and old-timey flat cap.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
31 July 2024
Adjective
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The exoplanet's atmosphere contains gases like water, sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide -- which can smell like rotten eggs, especially when burned.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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But it’s most often used in a more contemporary story as an ancestral home of an ancient, perhaps even rotten Establishment.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Unchivalrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchivalrous. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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