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as in immorality
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as in underhandedness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscrupulousness
Noun
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Hank isn’t being accused of mere immorality, after all; he’s being accused of rape, which was also a crime back in Kierkegaard’s days.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025 -
Beyond the inherent immorality of thoughtlessly torturing and killing birds and wildlife, Death Pipes are an example of the hidden toll that people and their structures are exacting on nature.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The tech giant has built in a feature called Memory Integrity Enforcement, which is designed to stop attacks targeting memory corruption bugs, often exploited by spyware developers and phone forensic tools used by law enforcement, TechCrunch reports.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The rise is coupled with major political shifts in the country following the election of President Bernardo Arévalo, who vowed to fight corruption, tackle inequality, and rectify the discrimination against Indigenous Peoples after years of democratic erosion and corruption.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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And Ten Hag’s training ground shrewdness was meant to correct that.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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And that’s why Democrats on social media are celebrating his murder with such malignant depravity.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Lurking beneath the antisocial facade is a simmering sense of pride for these depths of depravity.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
10 Sep. 2025
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Writing through the perspective of young people offers an opportunity to look at the idiosyncrasies and hypocrisies of religious inheritance with a light touch.—
Anna Bruno
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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On the day when Kimmel made his remarks about Charlie Kirk, Meyers pointed out the administration’s hypocrisy about foreign policy.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
18 Sep. 2025
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The ladies move closer to God through acts of disobedience, debauchery, and disgrace; by visiting seedy places and commingling with the disreputable.—
Nicole Flattery,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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And not unlike that earlier film, this one takes its tale of debauchery and rectitude and reconciles everything with a fiery third act.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Most owners err on the side of secrecy.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Chinese government has placed a premium on the secrecy of its top military programs.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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These smoky, dark dens of gaming iniquity used to be everywhere, enticing you in with flashing marquees, simple synth melodies, and crunchy 8-bit explosions.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
26 June 2025
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Thanks to an incessant stream of sensational newspaper articles and a nonstop rumor mill, the public had the idea of Hollywood as a lair of iniquity and debasement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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“Unscrupulousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscrupulousness. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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