immoral

adjective

im·mor·al (ˌ)i(m)-ˈmȯr-əl

-ˈmär-

Synonyms of immoral next

: not moral

broadly : conflicting with generally or traditionally held moral principles

immorally

(ˌ)i(m)-ˈmȯr-ə-lē

-ˈmär-

adverb

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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Jeremy Jeffreys, a Placer Union High School District board member who was fired by the district he would be elected to govern, had his teaching credential suspended earlier this month for immoral conduct. —

Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 3 Feb. 2025 Silence in the face of this catastrophe is immoral and shameful. —

U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025 Four-fifths of the students surveyed found Mark and Julie’s conduct immoral, while in Jennifer’s case the proportion rose to six-sevenths. —

Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025 The first step, Mihalek said, is for prosecutors and law enforcement to stress that killings and shootings are immoral and detrimental to society. —

Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for immoral