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as in immoral
not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable
unethical treatment of prisoners of war that was a clear violation of international law
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as in ruthless
not guided by or showing a concern for what is right
an unethical attorney, he had no qualms about getting off clients who he knew were guilty
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Recent Examples of unethical
By and large, consumers are more skeptical of brands’ sustainability messaging; some 60 percent now avoid products from untrustworthy or unethical sources, per the report.
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Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Gunty demonstrated a pattern of unethical business practices over a private-equity career spanning three decades, USA TODAY’s investigation found.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Those who don’t conform deserve punishment to show the public that unethical behavior is not tolerated.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
While such a practice might have been deemed acceptable 200 years ago, today it is considered unethical.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
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Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Gunty demonstrated a pattern of unethical business practices over a private-equity career spanning three decades, USA TODAY’s investigation found.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Those who don’t conform deserve punishment to show the public that unethical behavior is not tolerated.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
While such a practice might have been deemed acceptable 200 years ago, today it is considered unethical.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unethical
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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
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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
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His eyes gave him away as a ruthless competitor.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
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But then there's Dixie Bennings (LeAnn Rimes), a ruthless country singer and the thorn in Don's side.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
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Multiple lawsuits from advocacy groups, Capitol police officers and others call the program unlawful and corrupt, as Congress presses acting Atty.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Kelly's mother, Barbara Renner, is charged with manslaughter, and her daughter, Elyssa Seymore, is charged with unlawful imprisonment.—
Mahsa Saeidi,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Democrats have never run against a candidate like Ken Paxton that is so corrupt that his own party impeached him.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
31 May 2026
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Our lame-duck governor is happily corrupt and no longer answerable to Floridians.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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Its tone is of a noir film, and begins with a missing persons mystery while gradually spinning out to reveal a world full of of fascist, evil mice.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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The film also stars Jared Leto as He-Man's evil nemesis, Skeletor.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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Bowing down and worshiping an idol is sinful.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
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Efficiency is religion, and turnovers are almost sinful.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Her vicious block on Clark with seven minutes left nearly lifted the roof off the place.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Other cast members spoke on rising to new challenges in Season 2, including Paulina Chavez, whose character Ariana Medina survived a vicious assault in the penultimate episode.—
Kai Naima Williams,
Variety,
27 May 2026
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But that’s made even worse by the fact that a significant portion of these observational studies did not even have a comparison group.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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The views over the city aren’t bad either.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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“Unethical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unethical. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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