UNSCRUPULOUS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

unscrupulous

adjective

ˌən-ˈskrü-pyə-ləs

Definition of unscrupulous

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 Lawrence Kasdan’s directorial debut is an erotic neo-noir thriller starring Kathleen Turner as the beguiling femme fatale Matty alongside William Hurt as an unscrupulous lawyer, Ned. — Air Mail, 29 Aug. 2026 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 Magneto’s methods of fighting violence with violence may have sometimes been unscrupulous, but his ideology was always compelling, to X-Men members and viewers alike. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unscrupulous

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Adjective

What’s so immoral about a goal scored accidentally with a hand or arm anyway?

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
He was branded a heretic, in part for preaching that the nobility were immoral and so was nobility itself.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of immoral

Adjective

Within hours, their yacht vanishes, Matt is abducted by a gang of ruthless pirates led by Langbore (Copley), and paradise becomes a trap.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Arsenal created more than enough to help themselves to a bunch of goals in Naples, only to get stuck in anti-ruthless mode.

— Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of ruthless

Adjective

Even as the country’s leadership grew more corrupt and repressive, Moscow kept getting more dazzling.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Beyond the shimmying visit, the mystery of who killed Victor is expected to motor the sophomore season’s overarching storyline, including digging into people from the corrupt politician’s shady past.

— Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of corrupt

Adjective

The first was his childhood in Ethiopia with a fascist father, finding his own ethic inside an unethical situation.

— JD Linville, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
By using iron and phosphate instead of nickel and cobalt, the LFP batteries solve several issues associated with the battery industry, such as high cost, unethical sourcing, and supply chain bottlenecks.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of unethical

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