unprincipled
adjective
un·prin·ci·pled
ˌən-ˈprin(t)-s(ə-)pəld 
-sə-bəld
: lacking moral principles : unscrupulous
unprincipledness
noun
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Examples of unprincipled in a Sentence
a dishonest and unprincipled attack on his reputation
an unprincipled businessman who made a lot of money—and didn't care how he did it
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Objective voters who watched the recent documentary about Lev Parnas, once a Trump ally, should fear a redux of a Cabinet running the government for an angry, unhinged, unprincipled man.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2024
All of this coincided with a period of unprincipled practices in the media.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 20 Nov. 2024
And if an unprincipled president began his tenure by firing senior military officers for partisan political reasons, the military would lose trust in the executive branch and tensions would grow between the two sides.
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2024
Cazale excelled, instead, at playing people who are weak, weird, unprincipled, and visibly uncomfortable in their own skins.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2024
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2024
All of this coincided with a period of unprincipled practices in the media.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 20 Nov. 2024
And if an unprincipled president began his tenure by firing senior military officers for partisan political reasons, the military would lose trust in the executive branch and tensions would grow between the two sides.
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2024
Cazale excelled, instead, at playing people who are weak, weird, unprincipled, and visibly uncomfortable in their own skins.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Unprincipled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprincipled. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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unprincipled
adjective
un·prin·ci·pled
ˌən-ˈprin(t)-s(ə-)pəld
-sə-bəld,
ˈən-
: lacking moral principles : unscrupulous
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