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
Navigating the unscrupulous media furore and the urgency of an increasingly desperate police investigation, his sole concern became the welfare of his traumatised son.
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K.j. Yossman, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
This macabre task led me to some of the internet's most unscrupulous corners, and required me to expend vast resources—both human and monetary—to source and acquire the means of execution.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Other artists have contended with the same issue of art made in China, the Philippines and other countries, brought into the U.S. and offered by unscrupulous or unsuspecting dealers.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
Facebook has multiple ways to access your account with appropriate security measures in place so that unscrupulous people don’t try to use these methods to compromise your existing Facebook account.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
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K.j. Yossman, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
This macabre task led me to some of the internet's most unscrupulous corners, and required me to expend vast resources—both human and monetary—to source and acquire the means of execution.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Other artists have contended with the same issue of art made in China, the Philippines and other countries, brought into the U.S. and offered by unscrupulous or unsuspecting dealers.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
Facebook has multiple ways to access your account with appropriate security measures in place so that unscrupulous people don’t try to use these methods to compromise your existing Facebook account.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscrupulous
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Regulated sportsbooks find gambling on minors immoral in some respects, but you guys don’t.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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In a 2022 Pew Research Center study, growing numbers of Americans said members of the other party are dishonest, immoral and closed-minded.Rachel Carlson, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
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Their life is interrupted by the arrival of a group of pale, ghostly white lions, an outsider tribe of scavengers led by the ruthless Kiros (Mads Mikkelsen), looking to occupy and control this land.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Storks Are Fascinating Beyond Their Brood Reducing Ways Despite their ruthless parenting, storks are fascinating creatures with other interesting traits.Scott Travers, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Not Arresting Trump | Opinion Instead of fostering violence or corrupt attempts at compromising the certification of election results, the post-election antics of the Republican party in North Carolina were quite peaceful.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Emmy winner and Oscar nominee was among three dozen wealthy parents across the country who paid a corrupt college consultant tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars to get their children fraudulently admitted to top schools by inflating test scores or fabricating athletic accomplishments.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2024
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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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Some industry insiders said a singer calling in his small label’s numbers was highly unethical.Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Our participation in irrelevant Beauty content from people who look like us that overshadows relevant liberation work from people who also look like us is unethical.Akilah Sailers, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Unscrupulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscrupulous. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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