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  • The claim of a link stems from an unethical, fraudulent study that was retracted years ago, and its author was stripped of his medical license.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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
  • 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
  • Both Washington and Mexico City have launched crackdowns against a complex web of unscrupulous functionaries, front companies and document fraudsters, among others.
    — Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 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
  • In other words, surveillance technology is responsible for taking 50 crooked cops off the beat.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Seeing no evil are legions of crooked operators — customs inspectors, tax agents, military commanders, among other enablers.
    — Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of crooked
Adjective
  • But Cheekface will still be here, filtering our depraved mutterings into sardonic bangers.
    — Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Jacobs collapses the distance between the nation’s lofty ideals and its depraved slave regime.
    — Brian DeLay, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Definition of depraved
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“Unmoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmoral. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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