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
Other Pell changes off the table for now An earlier version of Trump’s bill would have allowed Workforce Pell grants to be used at unaccredited training providers, stirring fears that unscrupulous entities might take advantage.
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Natalie Yahr, jsonline.com, 19 July 2025
These traits can manifest themselves in a tendency toward cunning, scheming and, at times, unscrupulous behavior.
—Andrew J. Hoffman, The Conversation, 15 July 2025
Society has stubbornly clung to a social construct that lawyers tend to be unscrupulous, sometimes to the point of being predatory.
—Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Corenswet will be joined on screen by Rachel Brosnahan as Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as unscrupulous tech billionaire Lex Luther, and his four-legged friend Krypto.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 July 2025
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Natalie Yahr, jsonline.com, 19 July 2025
These traits can manifest themselves in a tendency toward cunning, scheming and, at times, unscrupulous behavior.
—Andrew J. Hoffman, The Conversation, 15 July 2025
Society has stubbornly clung to a social construct that lawyers tend to be unscrupulous, sometimes to the point of being predatory.
—Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Corenswet will be joined on screen by Rachel Brosnahan as Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as unscrupulous tech billionaire Lex Luther, and his four-legged friend Krypto.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscrupulous
Adjective
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Stigmatizing language portrays people who use drugs as immoral or criminal, pushing them away from care.—
Diana Fishbein,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
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If all rational, moral individuals wanted what the order provided, then critics were either irrational and uninformed or immoral and disingenuous.—
STACIE E. GODDARD,
Foreign Affairs,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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The role of Chris Partlow, Marlo Stanfield's top lieutenant and ruthless hitman, was the first screen credit for Gbenga Akinnagbe.—
Derek Lawrence,
EW.com,
29 July 2025
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The initial plan was to use the Indigenous Taino population to work the fields, but this population was quickly decimated by genocidal conquest, ruthless working conditions as well as novel diseases brought by the Europeans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu told reporters during a news conference in Chicago with Pritzker that the redistricting was corrupt.—
Peter Aitken
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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The unit that prosecutes those cases has lost nearly two-thirds of its staff as DOJ attorneys leave rather than further his corrupt attempts to tear down the constitutional system.—
Storer H. Rowley,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The deficient vice of integrity is being fake, untruthful, inconsistent, unprincipled, and manipulative.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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But she's also taken positions that her critics have found inconsistent and unprincipled.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
25 June 2025
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The hire follows statements from Councilwoman Victoria Watlington accusing the city of unethical behavior, but the agreement did not refer to Watlington’s comments or provide an explanation for the services.—
Nicholas Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
23 July 2025
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Shoppers were already feeling a bit of collective guilt about fast fashion, which is linked to unethical labor practices and has a huge environmental impact.—
Dax Dasilva,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Unscrupulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscrupulous. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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