unmoral

adjective

Definition of unmoralnext
as in unethical

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmoral
  1. unethical
  2. unprincipled
  3. unscrupulous
  4. dishonest
  5. cutthroat
  6. corrupt
  7. crooked
  8. depraved
Adjective
  • The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, which helps root out goods made with unethical labor, helped identify the batch announced Friday.
    — Luke Barr, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • But the models will often do anything – including unethical steps like hacking – to do that.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Definition of unethical
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
  • Still, Hunt and other policy researchers welcome the efforts to target unscrupulous operators.
    — Laurie Udesky, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • However, a power of attorney can also allow an unscrupulous person to take advantage of you by moving money into his own account, paying his own bills, making cash withdrawals, or selling your real estate.
    — Christine Fletcher, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of unscrupulous
Adjective
  • There is an endless list of important takeaways from the new information, notably that Fauci was repeatedly and purposefully dishonest in order to get the public to comply with his policies and recommendations.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
  • But 52% of employees in that same study believe their company's efforts to be empathetic are dishonest.
    — Dennis Kozak, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of dishonest
Adjective
  • Even on cutthroat Wall Street, Blackstone’s president tells Gen Z that just being nice could land them a promotion.
    — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 20 July 2026
  • But that doesn’t necessarily translate to cutthroat competition within the psychedelics sector, Tsai said.
    — Bob Woods, CNBC, 19 July 2026
Definition of cutthroat
Adjective
  • His new documentary takes on the cryptocurrency industry, portraying the controversial digital currency as corrupt and in dire need of more regulations.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
  • At its core, the crime known as huachicol fiscal is a vast tax evasion scheme centered on falsified paperwork — and corrupt officials.
    — Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of corrupt
Adjective
  • Stankoven erupted for 11 goals and five assists in 19 playoff games en route to the Stanley Cup, and his impact was greater than his point production all season, shown by his crooked possession and play-driving numbers.
    — Harman Dayal, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • The release encourages people not to use any card reader that looks loose, crooked, damaged or scratched, and to use tap-to-pay or chip technology whenever possible.
    — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 27 July 2026
Definition of crooked
Adjective
  • Jacobs collapses the distance between the nation’s lofty ideals and its depraved slave regime.
    — Brian DeLay, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
  • But that doesn’t mean that artificially sugared sodas, retail consumption, or social media are depraved, worthless activities akin to the cardinal sin of sloth or the tragic spiral of heroin addiction.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
Definition of depraved
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