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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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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
In the interview about Coates’ new book, The Message, which argues that Israel’s treatment of Palestinians is immoral, host Tony Dokoupil drew criticism from some for his pointed questioning around Coates’ views.
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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
The scandal tarnished the reputation of Marie-Antoinette, who was unjustly accused of having an immoral relationship with a cardinal, and discredited the French monarchy ahead of the French Revolution, in which the Queen ultimately met her demise.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024
Some newspapers went so far as to suggest that the flames were the act of a vengeful God and the price paid for an immoral relationship.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2024
In many cases, an order may be unethical and immoral but ultimately legal, and the military is obligated to follow it (after letting political leaders understand their concerns).
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2024
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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
The scandal tarnished the reputation of Marie-Antoinette, who was unjustly accused of having an immoral relationship with a cardinal, and discredited the French monarchy ahead of the French Revolution, in which the Queen ultimately met her demise.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024
Some newspapers went so far as to suggest that the flames were the act of a vengeful God and the price paid for an immoral relationship.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2024
In many cases, an order may be unethical and immoral but ultimately legal, and the military is obligated to follow it (after letting political leaders understand their concerns).
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immoral
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Court documents show a Maricopa County Superior Court grand jury indicted Jeffrey Michael Kelly on Oct. 29 on four counts of unlawful use of an infectious biological substance or radiological agent.Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner sued Musk and America PAC over the offer, calling it an unlawful lottery under Pennsylvania law and leading to Monday’s court hearing.David Ingram, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Peyser covered the high-profile trial for the Post as a columnist, spending every day in court in order to produce a series of ruthless front-page takes about the Stewart scandal.David Mack, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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The standoff between Blanche’s impractical aestheticism and Stanley’s ruthless pragmatism is the heart of this quintessentially American drama.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Building a lexicon around shame creates an easy dichotomy − one that separates foods, and our desire for them, into good and bad, sinful and pure, moral and amoral.Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
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To the media and many public observers, the tragedy cemented the architect’s sinful character.Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2024
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Zoe Saldaña as Rita, a jaded defense attorney for white-collar criminals, is writing her closing argument, asking the jury to exonerate her client, a corrupt bureaucrat accused of pushing his wife off a balcony.Paula Aceves, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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In their telling, the fraud blamed on Dorje Chang was, in fact, pulled off by one of his corrupt former disciples.Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
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Here's why At one point he’s basically indentured to almost comically evil thieves, who force him to crawl through small spaces in the rubble to steal for them.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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The big difference between this show and that film is that there’s more than one body-hopping alien to contend with, and not all of them are evil.Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Those who supported the cat hunting ban said the methods to hunt mountain lions and bobcats were unethical and that hunting was unnecessary to regulate cat populations.Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
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Accepting unpaid work perpetuates an unethical cycle where fair compensation is sidestepped in favor of exploitation. 6.Melissa Houston, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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That forces him to descend the 8,000-foot-and-higher safety zone of the Rocky Mountains, and into the lower-elevation danger zone where vicious monsters roam free.John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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Scott, the old pro, knows how to give these scenes a vicious vitality that overcomes any thoughts about how the Romans supposedly got live sharks in the water.Alison Willmore, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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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
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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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“Immoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immoral. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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