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
  • Dozens of police officers, many of them recent recruits, were eventually disciplined for actions related to police corruption, and many were convicted of crimes related to stealing drugs from traffickers.
    — Meg Anderson, NPR, 23 July 2026
  • Zelenskyy recently weathered a politically damaging corruption investigation involving several of his closest associates, including his former chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, who was dismissed amid mounting public pressure.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of corruption
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  • The rules allowed offensive linemen to grapple and hold the bottom of their shoulder pads with savvy bordering on deviousness.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • 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
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  • 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
  • The article highlights the hypocrisy of promoting regenerative farming while allowing glyphosate, a probable carcinogen, which undermines soil health and human well-being.
    — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • As the saying goes, hypocrisy is the tribute that vice pays to virtue.
    — Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 16 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
  • Mitchell agreed that the secrecy raised patient safety concerns.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • In a climate where plenty of artists prefer to cloak their reference material in secrecy, Kelela draws a refreshingly complete map.
    — Lawrence Burney, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026
Definition of secrecy
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