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
  • Ending clear unethical activity by a president is important to the long-term health and stability of our country.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The myth that they’re somehow linked stems from a single report from England involving just a dozen children that was later found to be fraudulent and unethical and was forced to be retracted.
    — Andrew D. Racine, STAT, 14 Aug. 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
  • The stark truth is that unscrupulous athletic departments, sports agents, and conferences will slow roll and stonewall following the rules.
    — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Haroon said early examples were often crude, produced cheaply by struggling artists working for unscrupulous dealers.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of unscrupulous
Adjective
  • If a claim is substantiated, the plagiarist is seen as sloppy or lazy at best, and fundamentally dishonest at worst.
    — Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But pretending botanical kratom can’t cause dependence is also dishonest.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of dishonest
Adjective
  • The winger will be under the guidance of legendary manager José Mourinho, who is an ambassador of African talent (Didier Drogba, Samuel Eto’o, Mikel John Obi and Michael Essien among others) but who is as cutthroat as anyone.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The most popular choices are either a double-sided safety razor (usually with a butterfly mechanism that makes changing blades easy) or a straight razor (also called a cutthroat razor).
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of cutthroat
Adjective
  • Postwar Germany ran a denazification program, for example, while recent elections in Ukraine ousted corrupt, pro-Moscow leaders.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Christian pleaded guilty in New Haven Superior Court to violating the corrupt organizations and racketeering act and conspiracy to commit first-degree larceny, the DCJ said.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of corrupt
Adjective
  • If the stove is level but a burner looks crooked or heats unevenly, the problem may be the burner, not the appliance.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Music takes on a different purpose by mid-August—who isn’t feeling a little lazy and crooked by now, spiritually overserved and ready for a nap?
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of crooked
Adjective
  • In the mid-1970s, Slash’s mother, the costume designer Ola Hudson, worked on the American production of The Rocky Horror Show, whose Frank-N-Furter is the unmistakable touchstone of Bourzgui’s David, down to the depraved purr.
    — Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
  • But Cheekface will still be here, filtering our depraved mutterings into sardonic bangers.
    — Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of depraved
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