virtueless

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virtueless
Adjective
  • That morning, on the day of his exam, looking up at the stone façades, Gabriel suddenly realized that this was a place that existed not despite but because of the iniquitous history exhibited here.
    Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
  • That morning, on the day of his exam, looking up at the stone façades, Gabriel suddenly realized that this was a place that existed not despite but because of the iniquitous history exhibited here.
    Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • After an early tutorial sequence where players learn the ropes of controlling the powerful yet agile ape, the story introduces its antagonists: Void Company, an evil corporate mining operation hell-bent on creating a golden banana monopoly.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025
  • Unfortunately, an evil Starfleet admiral (Anthony Zerbe) and a conniving alien (F. Murray Abraham) have teamed up to steal the planet’s mojo for themselves.
    Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Spears writes of these unrighteous men matter-of-factly, avoiding the ad hominem attack, except for an occasional delicious arrow, including a recollection of the eternally white Timberlake meeting one of his rap heroes.
    Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
  • He’s gone through buzzard-hot streaks and some slumps, at times taking wholly unrighteous shots, and none of that matters to the shooting guard.
    Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Apr. 2021
Adjective
  • The Mann Act, also known as the White-Slave Traffic Act of 1910, is a federal law that prohibits the interstate or foreign transportation of individuals for prostitution or other immoral activities.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 3 July 2025
  • Swaggart, in July 1986, had accused a megachurch rival, New Orleans First Assembly of God Pastor Marvin Gorman, of committing immoral acts with a number of women over a period of years.
    Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Rather than being lustful or playful, there’s a nervousness and a discomfort about her.
    Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The lustful reggaeton-bachata song about a twisted love affair would shock fans upon its release in the spring of 2005.
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • Rachel and Ray need to go on the run after Ray’s investigation into a corrupt pharmaceutical executive puts their live in peril.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • And then reality crashes down around them in a series of scenes that expose the cruel hypocrisy of Iran’s corrupt system (which purports to uphold morality, but allows men in positions of authority to indulge themselves in egregious ways).
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Tiernan McKinney often works on guitar necks, while Kennedy himself has input along the way on design, wood type, color and the wicked inlays found from top to bottom of each piece.
    Otto Rabe, The Enquirer, 9 July 2025
  • The Judean wilds are full of others seeking clarity, plus a wicked merchant named Musa sent to test and torment the young ascetic from Galilee.
    Mia Barzilay Freund, Vogue, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • Kris Bryant is a lost cause, barely able to walk, let alone hit.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 7 July 2025
  • The disconnect costs careers, dreams, and billions in lost potential.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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“Virtueless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtueless. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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