unscrupulousness

noun

Definition of unscrupulousnessnext
1
as in immorality

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as in underhandedness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscrupulousness
  1. immorality
  2. shrewdness
  3. corruption
  4. deviousness
  5. licentiousness
  6. hypocrisy
  7. depravity
  8. secrecy
Noun
  • Independents said the worst thing about Republicans was their loyalty to Trump (10%), perceptions of corruption and self-enrichment (8%), dishonesty, hypocrisy or immorality (7%), a lack of concern for ordinary people or cruelty (6%), and ineffective and weak or unqualified leadership (5%).
    — Emily Guskin, ABC News, 27 May 2026
  • That immorality takes on many forms across all aspects of society.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 5 May 2026
Definition of immorality
Noun
  • The whole reason for hiring him — ahead of English options — was for occasions such as facing Argentina in a World Cup semi-final; to show muscle and tactical shrewdness in pressurised circumstances.
    — The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • Instead, Franklin will rise by virtue of hard work and (actual) shrewdness.
    — John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
Definition of shrewdness
Noun
  • They are accused of encouraging dissent against the regime and were convicted of broad charges of corruption, CNN’s Isobel Yeung reports.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • Each saw human nature as susceptible to corruption by base impulses and self-interest.
    — Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
Definition of corruption
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  • The practice reached new heights of creativity (or deviousness, depending on your perspective) in the modern age, when ever-more sophisticated computers allowed for ever-finer slicing and dicing of the electorate.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of deviousness
Noun
  • This kind of depravity, licentiousness and polemical theatrics has no place on such a traditional and once wholesome presentation of the coming of a new year in our great nation and especially on the eve of the 250th anniversary of the greatest experiment in democracy and freedom in history.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
  • This kind of depravity, licentiousness and polemical theatrics has no place on such a traditional and once-wholesome presentation of the coming of a new year, especially on the eve of the 250th anniversary of the greatest experiment in democracy and freedom in history.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
Definition of licentiousness
Noun
  • White has no fear of the specific online, naming names and calling out brazen hypocrisies in his posts.
    — David Fricke, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026
  • There’s an inherent hypocrisy about enjoying being a Los Angeleno.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026
Definition of hypocrisy
Noun
  • Las Vegas’s economy has had to contend with a public whose interests are trending away from depravity and toward wellness.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Major League Eating organizes the event, and its International Federation of Competitive Eating is the governing body that oversees such depravity.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of depravity
Noun
  • The film’s existence was confirmed by the Hollywood trades, but details were of course scarce, as Baron Cohen made the project in characteristic secrecy.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026
  • The rapid rise of China’s biotech industry has led some American drug developers to do their work in near total secrecy, the Wall Street Journal observes.
    — Damian Garde, STAT, 10 July 2026
Definition of secrecy
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