1
as in unlawful
not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable
blatantly immoral behavior by members of the clergy that should not be tolerated by the community
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2
as in ruthless
not guided by or showing a concern for what is right
stealing another's words, even over the Internet, remains an immoral act
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Recent Examples of immoral
He was raised on a secluded farm in Plainfield by an alcoholic father and a deeply religious mother who instilled in him the belief that women and sexuality were immoral, according to History.com.
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Jenna Dejong, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
On a visit to Nagasaki and Hiroshima, where the world's first atomic bombs were dropped, killing tens of thousands, his message was unequivocal: nuclear weapons are immoral.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Nationwide nighttime curfews were implemented (as evidenced by the blaring of sirens in Episode 2 when Ae-sun and Gwan-sik attempt to escape Jeju Island), and social dancing was deemed immoral and counterproductive to Korea’s economic development and was hence prohibited.
—Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Even children and adolescents express more willingness to shun and punish moral transgressors than people who do something personally obnoxious or offensive but not immoral.
—Jen Cole Wright, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
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Jenna Dejong, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
On a visit to Nagasaki and Hiroshima, where the world's first atomic bombs were dropped, killing tens of thousands, his message was unequivocal: nuclear weapons are immoral.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Nationwide nighttime curfews were implemented (as evidenced by the blaring of sirens in Episode 2 when Ae-sun and Gwan-sik attempt to escape Jeju Island), and social dancing was deemed immoral and counterproductive to Korea’s economic development and was hence prohibited.
—Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Even children and adolescents express more willingness to shun and punish moral transgressors than people who do something personally obnoxious or offensive but not immoral.
—Jen Cole Wright, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immoral
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Of note: Your Content must not be false, defamatory, misleading or hateful, or infringe any copyright or any other third-party rights or otherwise be unlawful.—
Will Matsuda,
New York Times,
23 May 2025
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The court concluded that the administration’s unilateral actions without approval by Congress were unlawful.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The ruthless, physical Panthers will get a strong Oilers squad, with Ekholm back on the back end, Skinner emphatically taking back his net from Calvin Pickard, and both McDavid and Leon Draisaitl on top of their games.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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As with everything Banksy, siting and context are chief among the avenues of investigation into the man’s intent and into his his hilariously ruthless nocturnal execution of his art.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The sinful acts on display here are a direct result of that disenfranchisement, an effort to reclaim what is still owed, forty acres and a mule, with interest.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
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Pope Gregory, believing these demons to be an indication of Magdalene’s excessively sinful past, identified her as an unnamed woman in Luke who wipes Jesus’ feet with her hair.—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
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In fact, Evans’ plotline as the corrupt Reverend Drew essentially runs parallel to Qualley’s and the lack of intersection is a curious oversight.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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In a later scene, Lamia narrowly escapes the claws of a similarly corrupt and ill-intentioned predator, using her wits and sharpened intuition.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
19 May 2025
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Rakshasa’s evil beast fits thematically with the park’s nearby 1976 Demon looping coaster.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
28 May 2025
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Evans gives an oversized comedic performance as the church’s charming but evil minister.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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Perhaps not a radically different phase — plenty of anxiety and doubt remains in the wake of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA’s fight with studios and streamers to win protections against unethical uses of artificial intelligence.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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But there’s nothing unethical about compensating people for the time, recovery and sacrifice required to save a life.—
Lindsay Gutierrez,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2025
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The original 2006 film, which was adapted from Lauren Weisberger’s book of the same name, starred Meryl Streep as the powerful Miranda Priestley, Anne Hathaway as fashion newbie Andy Sachs, Emily Blunt as vicious assistant Emily and Stanley Tucci as Miranda’s right hand man Nigel.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Noem are working every day to get vicious criminals out of our country while activist judges are fighting to bring them back onto American soil.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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The notorious Sackler family, opioid pushers responsible for countless cases of addiction and death, can’t seem to settle their legal problems without turning to some kind of unprincipled maneuver.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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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.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Oct. 2024
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“Immoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immoral. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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