virtueless

Example Sentences

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
  • As these evil forces encroach, the pup finds the courage to protect his owner and territory.
    Connor Merrihew, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Somehow the lucky, evil, nefarious Wordle Bot guessed in just two today!
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 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
  • Rudy flames out on his first day, though, and ends up working for a shady lawyer named Bruiser (Lana Parrilla) and her gleefully immoral paralegal Deck (P.J. Byrne).
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 12 Aug. 2025
  • And that may be a good thing for humanity: For humans to thrive in this new era, immoral corporate executives and world leaders alike need to be replaced by AI, Gawdat advised.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • For parents worried about the elementary-school set being corrupted by the lustful goings-on at Love Island, the good news is that nearly all of the show’s kids’ viewership (424 million out of 474 million minutes streamed) was among the 12-and-up crowd.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 31 July 2025
  • Who wouldn't want to experience love for the first time against the lustful backdrop of fictional Cousins Beach, an idyllic East Coast town, Walker said.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 23 July 2025
Adjective
  • But these are only the 'official' statistics released by corrupt City Officials.
    Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The Boys, a satirical drama about vigilantes who set out to take down corrupt superheroes, is gearing up for the release of its fifth and final season, expected sometime in 2026 on Prime Video.
    EW.com, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • There's no rest for the wicked in Ligue 1 as Lens prepares to open another campaign in the French top flight at home to Lyon on Sunday.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Not since the days of Gossip Girl, the deliciously wicked mid-2000s teen television drama, has New York City's Upper East Side been a spot for the cool kids.
    Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Search and Rescue volunteer Carey Davis said the detail typically rescues lost hikers, people with dementia who have wandered away, and missing persons including children.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
  • That means those who haven't read the book may feel a bit lost while watching.
    Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Virtueless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtueless. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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