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
Silence in the face of this catastrophe is immoral and shameful.
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Four-fifths of the students surveyed found Mark and Julie’s conduct immoral, while in Jennifer’s case the proportion rose to six-sevenths.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
The first step, Mihalek said, is for prosecutors and law enforcement to stress that killings and shootings are immoral and detrimental to society.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
The trial culminated in the dramatic display of her thong before the jury, paired with descriptions of her as manipulative and immoral.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Four-fifths of the students surveyed found Mark and Julie’s conduct immoral, while in Jennifer’s case the proportion rose to six-sevenths.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
The first step, Mihalek said, is for prosecutors and law enforcement to stress that killings and shootings are immoral and detrimental to society.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
The trial culminated in the dramatic display of her thong before the jury, paired with descriptions of her as manipulative and immoral.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immoral
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Trump, Musk so far provide scant evidence for their claims of government fraud Trump's post on Saturday sparked backlash from Democrats, who accused him of using the office of the presidency to justify unlawful or ethically dubious actions.—
Julia Reinstein,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Legal experts say the moves are likely unlawful, workers complain they were sloppily handled, and the whole process runs the risk of doing long-term damage to critical workings of the federal government.—
Emily Peck,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone are delicious as the two ruthless favorites of the monarch, who try to outmaneuver each other at all costs.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2025
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The ruthless brutality by Iraq and Iran displayed the lengths to which the region’s governments were willing to go to silence the Kurds.—
Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made by History,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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The dominant Christian theology of the Middle Ages held that wealth was inherently sinful in a world where most people toiled in terrible poverty.—
Brian Klaas,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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The concept of sinful sexuality and the lack of education around it is a clever mechanism to disconnect individuals from their inner source of power.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
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This is part of the most corrupt bargain in American history. KARL: But are their counterpunches having any impact at all?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Eric Adams has been a lousy mayor for the most part, one who couldn’t see the loaf for the crumbs and squandered his political capital on maintaining a dizzying array of corrupt friends and cronies.—
Harry Siegel,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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After all, how many evil corporations have started because a guy got embarrassed about his wiener in the woods?—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Feb. 2025
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Other groups saw them as fires generated by evil sky spirits.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Feb. 2025
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Trump’s order was denounced by Democrats including Sen. Patty Murray, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, who called the action unconscionable and unethical.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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His research focuses on workplace ethics and leadership, examining the causes of unethical behavior, methods to foster ethical practices, and the role of ethical leadership.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
12 Feb. 2025
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By the time Hezbollah launched its bombardment of Israel in solidarity with Hamas' vicious attack on Israel, the militant Lebanese organization had managed to build a significant military capability under the nose of UNFIL and was more robust than ever before.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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Nashville's Bad Idea is a wine bar and restaurant set in a former Presbyterian church that fell into disrepair after a vicious tornado.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 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 21 Feb. 2025.
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