immoral
adjective
im·mor·al
(ˌ)i(m)-ˈmȯr-əl 
-ˈmär-
: not moral : morally evil or wrong
broadly
: conflicting with generally or traditionally held moral principles
an artwork then labeled immoral
Examples of immoral in a Sentence
Don't condemn her: there was nothing immoral about what she did.
It was immoral of her to tell lies like that.
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This also underlines how the admirably, anti-tank Heat are being asked to save civilization, protect The Republic, maintain a sense of morality in an immoral world and protect our children’s tomorrow from an accelerated descent into nihilism.
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
The long-term damage that an unqualified, incompetent, compromised or immoral — but superpowered — mayor can inflict on the city is too great.
—Steven Falk, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Tourism dollars flowed in, even if the prettified Southern history being sold ignored the immoral plague that built its riches in the first place.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, other work has shown that people with psychopathy, which often aligns with immoral behavior, have abnormalities in their amygdala and the orbitofrontal cortex regions that are directly connected by the uncinate fasciculus.
—Christopher M. Filley, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
The long-term damage that an unqualified, incompetent, compromised or immoral — but superpowered — mayor can inflict on the city is too great.
—Steven Falk, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Tourism dollars flowed in, even if the prettified Southern history being sold ignored the immoral plague that built its riches in the first place.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, other work has shown that people with psychopathy, which often aligns with immoral behavior, have abnormalities in their amygdala and the orbitofrontal cortex regions that are directly connected by the uncinate fasciculus.
—Christopher M. Filley, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Immoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immoral. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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