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
Additionally, the industry has had issues in the past with unscrupulous companies.
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Kat Tretina, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Pre-Purchase Fixes Getting fraudsters, bad actors and other unscrupulous abusers of returns policies out of the system is step number one.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Yes, but: Critics warn unscrupulous players peddling alternative cures could thrive under Kennedy.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
Hawke plays Samuel Murphy who, after the death of his wife, is imprisoned in a labor camp run by Clancy, an unscrupulous overseer (Crowe).
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
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Kat Tretina, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Pre-Purchase Fixes Getting fraudsters, bad actors and other unscrupulous abusers of returns policies out of the system is step number one.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Yes, but: Critics warn unscrupulous players peddling alternative cures could thrive under Kennedy.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
Hawke plays Samuel Murphy who, after the death of his wife, is imprisoned in a labor camp run by Clancy, an unscrupulous overseer (Crowe).
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscrupulous
Adjective
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Some view his proposal to take over Gaza as outlandish or immoral, and are no fans of Israel’s right-wing government.—
Katie Glueck,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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Even though the Hamas charter directly calls for the murder of all Jews, all people must speak out against the immoral proposal to force an entire population into exile.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Russo, who has avoided serious injury and is set to return to play for Arsenal this month, is an out-and-out centre-forward, a grafter who uses her strength to take care of the ball and stitch play, but is also becoming a more ruthless penalty-box striker.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The way to move up in your organization might require being ruthless.—
Roberta Matuson,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Ellen Pompeo, Bella Ramsey, Melanie Lynskey, Christina Ricci, Paul Feig & More Based on the New York Times best-selling comic book by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, The Boys follows a group of vigilantes who aim to keep corrupt superheroes in check.—
Ryan Fleming,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2025
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On top of that, Adams has sagging poll numbers, low fundraising dollars and the appearance of a corrupt bargain with President Trump.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The notorious Sackler family, opioid pushers responsible for countless cases of addiction and death, can’t seem to settle their legal problems without turning to some kind of unprincipled maneuver.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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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
Adjective
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While these technologies hold legitimate applications, they can easily be weaponized for unethical purposes.—
Jason Crawforth,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The play follows the lives of four unethical Chicago real estate agents.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Unscrupulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscrupulous. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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