as in immoral
not guided by or showing a concern for what is right
an unscrupulous businessman manipulated them into selling their land for practically nothing
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Recent Examples of unscrupulous
The hourlong episode is mostly host Caleb Hammer questioning her relatively normal, if unscrupulous spending — fast food, a visit to the hair salon, expensive car payments — and his advice on what bills to pay off first.
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Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Facing off against an unscrupulous businessman threatening nature, Heidi’s mission blends adventure with ecological themes.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
This is gonna be a terrible precedent that is being set right now, that, in the hands of an unscrupulous politician, Democrat or Republican, could be used as a political weapon in the same way that Trump is using it right now.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
People would drive across county and state lines to get their prescriptions from unscrupulous medical professionals filled at the small town pharmacies, prosecutors said.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
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Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Facing off against an unscrupulous businessman threatening nature, Heidi’s mission blends adventure with ecological themes.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
This is gonna be a terrible precedent that is being set right now, that, in the hands of an unscrupulous politician, Democrat or Republican, could be used as a political weapon in the same way that Trump is using it right now.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
People would drive across county and state lines to get their prescriptions from unscrupulous medical professionals filled at the small town pharmacies, prosecutors said.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscrupulous
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That suits its otherworldly and somewhat formal tone, which takes viewers deep into Japan’s mythical past for a quartet of eerie tales about lonely ghosts and vengeful spirits who bring supernatural justice to selfish and immoral humans.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The committee voted to ask Attorney General Josh Kaul to opine on whether grooming falls under the statute related to immoral conduct, which allows DPI to revoke a license if an educator violates it.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The ruthless conglomerate's logo, base, ships, and equipment are featured throughout the film, in addition to the synths themselves.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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Earlier stories in that newspaper described López Torres as a ruthless trafficker who has killed dozens and was earlier aligned with Colombia’s right-wing paramilitary forces, known as the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, or the Spanish acronym AUC.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Which makes Shelley Joseph today’s poster gal for the corrupt double standards in the Massachusetts legal system.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Trump is running the most brazenly corrupt administration in modern history.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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In the past, that’s opened small businesses to frivolous lawsuits filed by unprincipled lawyers that file massive lawsuits and offer quick settlements.—
Erica Goldstein,
Boston Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Rule by ‘ambitious, and unprincipled men’ Partisanship is the primary problem for the American republic, according to Washington.—
Robert A. Strong,
The Conversation,
8 Sep. 2025
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His family’s entrepreneurial journey and personal experiences with unethical SEO practices inspired him and fueled his commitment to ethical link-building.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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In another nod to Scream, Cheri Oteri parodies Courteney Cox’s Gale Weathers as the comically unethical news anchor Gail Hailstorm.—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Unscrupulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscrupulous. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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