as in immoral
not guided by or showing a concern for what is right
an unscrupulous businessman manipulated them into selling their land for practically nothing
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Recent Examples of unscrupulous
One year ago, a violent mob, guided by unscrupulous politicians, stormed the Capitol and almost succeeded in preventing the democratic transfer of power.
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The New York Times, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Some unscrupulous authors are using artificial intelligence to game the system, Heffner says.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2024
And new federal efforts to crack down on unscrupulous brokers switching consumers' coverage without consent could slow down the process for picking a new plan
CMS did not respond to questions about why open enrollment was extended.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Or unscrupulous exporters mislabel them, bribing port officials to not examine their shipments too closely.
—Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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The New York Times, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Some unscrupulous authors are using artificial intelligence to game the system, Heffner says.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2024
And new federal efforts to crack down on unscrupulous brokers switching consumers' coverage without consent could slow down the process for picking a new plan
CMS did not respond to questions about why open enrollment was extended.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Or unscrupulous exporters mislabel them, bribing port officials to not examine their shipments too closely.
—Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for unscrupulous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscrupulous
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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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All of this coincided with a period of unprincipled practices in the media.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
20 Nov. 2024
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Read Next: Supreme Court Declines to Hear Utah’s Public-Lands Lawsuit The anti-hound petition filed in Arizona deals in unsupported accusations that hunting with hounds isn’t fair chase, GPS collars are unethical, and so on.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
16 Jan. 2025
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Brown attempted to please prosecutors over the years, collecting information from inside or outside the jail in ways legal experts told the Herald was unethical, improper and likely a violation of other inmates’ rights.—
Brittany Wallman,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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