virtueless

adjective

Definition of virtuelessnext
as in iniquitous

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virtueless
  1. iniquitous
  2. evil
  3. unrighteous
  4. immoral
  5. lustful
  6. corrupt
  7. wicked
  8. lost
Adjective
  • Our community is small, and when someone like Scott comes along, we are comforted and start growing confidence that perhaps the city administration will look back at the iniquitous history that left us landless in our own homeland.
    — Richard B. Williams, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Definition of iniquitous
Adjective
  • She’d been told that people outside her faith were evil, and yet her pastor’s wife had turned her away while these scientists were literally bending over to help her.
    — Felice J. Freyer, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Still, there is much old-school horror fun to be had here, with costume designer Liz Keogh Palmer and the team of makeup artists especially deserving of credit with their mind-blowing work on various evil spirits.
    — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of evil
Adjective
  • Ivey recently described the LGBTQ community as unrighteous in a live stream from his Instagram account.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Ancient sacred writings teach us to avoid using unrighteous means to oppose the unrighteous demands of wicked rulers.
    — Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of unrighteous
Adjective
  • When Russians embrace the Eurasian narrative, they are also engaged in the political project of rejecting Europe and the West, which Putin and his allies deride as decadent, declining, and immoral.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In the realms of art, literature, film, and television, words and images that would once have been considered indecent, offensive, or immoral are now commonplace, especially in the West.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of immoral
Adjective
  • In March, the Miami Herald also joined Welty and the Croc Docs on a trip deep in the interior of the northern Everglades to track down lustful male pythons.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • Zhengyi Bai’s lustful Monostatos, disguised in the production as a hammy vampire, almost steals the show a time or two.
    — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026
Definition of lustful
Adjective
  • The duo and two others, Mohammed Hurabi and Lars Zeepvat, were hit with the worst charges — felony corrupt organizations, conspiracy, dealing in proceeds of unlawful activity, and other related offenses.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Agostino Abbatiello, Thomas Robinson, Mohammed Hurabi and Lars Zeepvat are facing several felony charges, including corrupt organizations, conspiracy and dealing in proceeds of unlawful activity.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of corrupt
Adjective
  • Along with other large parts of Northwest Indiana, East Chicago was hit with power outages following a wicked storm that blasted through the area a week ago Tuesday.
    — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The electric 2026 Subaru Uncharted GT is wicked fast on the highway but rugged enough to tackle off-road duties.
    — Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of wicked
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, the fallen Jedi Baylan Skoll (Rory McCann) wants to uncover a lost power that could change everything.
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The reason for addressing the Giants after another loss in a lost season was obvious to the manager.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of lost
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“Virtueless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtueless. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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