unchivalrous

Definition of unchivalrousnext

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Recent Examples of unchivalrous The steady unraveling of first impressions requires an unchivalrous running time of 152 minutes. David Sims, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2021 This isn't the first time Trump has been accused of unchivalrous conduct. Stacey Leasca, Glamour, 16 Jan. 2018 They were also viewed as ungentlemanly, a form of unchivalrous cheating – a special kind of insult for professional soldiers. Paul D. Miller, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchivalrous
Adjective
  • Fisher, who has joined Lovejoy’s staff, said his resignation was unrelated to the forfeits and called the GHSA’s ruling unjust.
    Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 27 May 2026
  • Last year, a Detroit woman filed a federal lawsuit against the police department, alleging that faulty facial recognition technology led to her unjust arrest.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 20 May 2026
Adjective
  • Players take on the role of one of four Vault Hunters searching for mythical vaults while trying to take on the planet’s immoral dictator.
    Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 23 May 2026
  • The government has suspended the platform several times, citing concerns that the app promotes immoral or unlawful content.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Adjective
  • An unscrupulous political opponent, Thad Longfellow (Ward Horton), is more than willing to sling mud in order to take her seat.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026
  • Stan received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for playing a young Trump who rises to be a real estate baron in 1980s New York City, learning unscrupulous ways from his mentor, Roy Cohn (played by Jeremy Strong, who also received a Supporting Actor Oscar nod).
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 19 May 2026
Adjective
  • Practically all the public’s attention has been on the president and his oddball or vengeful or unprincipled actions.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
  • How pathetically far this blithering, unprincipled piece of trash has gone to endanger other lives, to expressly distract and deflect from his own wicked deeds, and to further benefit his grifting family’s larcenously enlarged bounties.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • But having begun collaborating with Gran Tierra in 2019, the foundation has now been accused of complicity in sportswashing — using football to redirect attention away from unethical activity.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • Hoffman denies having done anything unethical, but the social relationship is close enough, the neo-Brandeisians suggest, to contaminate any idea or figure Hoffman has ever supported.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
Adjective
  • That ignoble mini-streak ends this year.
    Glen Weldon, NPR, 14 May 2026
  • But her flame was dimmed for far too long by one ignoble record: having the longest streak in Daytime Emmys history of nominations without a win.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • In On His Own Terms, and its account of the slow-going struggles of the Rockefeller Republicans, there’s an implication that political extremism is ungentlemanly.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
  • However, much of Keaton’s dialogue comes at such a fast clip, his ungentlemanly implications may go over young audience members’ heads.
    Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • Anyone on the market for a new house over the past six years has had rotten luck.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 29 May 2026
  • Advocates say the rotten food and lack of basic medical care is so bad some detainees are even on a hunger strike.
    Nick Caloway, CBS News, 27 May 2026

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“Unchivalrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchivalrous. Accessed 30 May. 2026.

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