as in immoral
not guided by or showing a concern for what is right
an unprincipled businessman who made a lot of money—and didn't care how he did it
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Recent Examples of unprincipled
This is not a way of saying that many salespeople are unprincipled professionals.
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Randy Illig, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
There are investigators that would do unethical, unprincipled things.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2023
The eagerness to put self before country, of course, is the common thread between two profoundly unprincipled politicians, Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
The answer: through concentration of nearly all Court appointment power into the purpuric hands of one corrupt and unprincipled Southern reactionary - the spectacularly sociopathic Mitch McConnell.
—Robert Hockett, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
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Randy Illig, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
There are investigators that would do unethical, unprincipled things.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2023
The eagerness to put self before country, of course, is the common thread between two profoundly unprincipled politicians, Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
The answer: through concentration of nearly all Court appointment power into the purpuric hands of one corrupt and unprincipled Southern reactionary - the spectacularly sociopathic Mitch McConnell.
—Robert Hockett, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprincipled
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Growing shares in each party describe those in the other party as more closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent than other Americans.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
22 Dec. 2024
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Last week’s interview saw CBS Mornings co-host Tony Dokoupil speak with author Ta-Nehisi Coates about his new book The Message, which passionately argues that Israel’s treatment of Palestinians is immoral and should be condemned.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Oct. 2024
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The lawyer who normally practices in New York is gregarious, quick with a joke and always happy to talk to the media, but can be ruthless in cross-examination.—
Andrew Dalton,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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City are going through some stuff, Arsenal aren’t ruthless enough, Chelsea are wobbling, teams will figure out how to beat Nottingham Forest soon enough, Newcastle are the form team now but are an Alexander Isak injury away from trouble.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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For an unscrupulous swindler that's a nice set of skills to have, but with the Empire in control for over 20 years, a Force-sensitive pirate's life wasn't a smooth ride.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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Gracey credits Williams for not asking for anything to be cut from the film, even the more unscrupulous parts of his story.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
10 Jan. 2025
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The essential modern text is Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the 2010 Supreme Court decision that equates money with speech, resulting in an ever more corrupt system of campaign finance.—
David Remnick,
The New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2025
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The only alternative to withdrawal was defending a pathetically inept and corrupt government in Kabul until the sun exploded, which was really no alternative at all.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Unprincipled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprincipled. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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