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
Members of parliament also raised concerns that unscrupulous individuals might attempt to leverage the scheme to their advantage.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 May 2026
In addition to the Tribune, a local reporting prize was also awarded to the Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica for a series on unscrupulous towing companies.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
One award was given to reporters from The Connecticut Mirror, a local news website, and reporters from ProPublica, who were recognized for their series on unscrupulous car-towing companies.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 4 May 2026
Earlier this month, the New Yorker magazine published a profile that painted him as an unscrupulous executive.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 May 2026
In addition to the Tribune, a local reporting prize was also awarded to the Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica for a series on unscrupulous towing companies.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
One award was given to reporters from The Connecticut Mirror, a local news website, and reporters from ProPublica, who were recognized for their series on unscrupulous car-towing companies.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 4 May 2026
Earlier this month, the New Yorker magazine published a profile that painted him as an unscrupulous executive.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscrupulous
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Pratt, who did not respond to a request for comment, lost his Pacific Palisades home in the fires and has won over many frustrated city residents with his anti-establishment message and cheeky AI videos — including one casting him as Batman, taking on a corrupt Democratic bourgeoisie.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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Well, that's absurd, and this was really corrupt from the start.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
Adjective
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“Unscrupulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscrupulous. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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