virtueless

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virtueless
Adjective
  • That morning, on the day of his exam, looking up at the stone façades, Gabriel suddenly realized that this was a place that existed not despite but because of the iniquitous history exhibited here.
    Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
  • That morning, on the day of his exam, looking up at the stone façades, Gabriel suddenly realized that this was a place that existed not despite but because of the iniquitous history exhibited here.
    Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • While Disney hasn’t revealed Starfighter’s plot, THR adds that the film revolves around Gosling’s character protecting a young charge against evil pursuers, one of whom is Goth.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2025
  • These dedicated warriors certainly earn our admiration in the good/evil binary of the conflict, but complications help give the documentary shape, as in the attention given a crusty logger named Valdir, who agreed to be featured on camera.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • Spears writes of these unrighteous men matter-of-factly, avoiding the ad hominem attack, except for an occasional delicious arrow, including a recollection of the eternally white Timberlake meeting one of his rap heroes.
    Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
  • He’s gone through buzzard-hot streaks and some slumps, at times taking wholly unrighteous shots, and none of that matters to the shooting guard.
    Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Apr. 2021
Adjective
  • Kudos to Bruce Springsteen for practicing his First Amendment rights to rail against the corrupt policies and immoral actions of the Trump administration.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 May 2025
  • Independent jurors can blunt the force of immoral laws and arbitrary prosecutions by refusing to subject their neighbors to unjust laws or overtly cruel punishment.
    Mike Fox, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • The lustful reggaeton-bachata song about a twisted love affair would shock fans upon its release in the spring of 2005.
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
  • One of my obsessions is the hip-hop love song, and how the exaggerated, theatrical, and lustful nature of the genre makes for some of the realest and funniest depictions of catching feelings.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 2 May 2025
Adjective
  • Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive first look at the film, which follows Ahmed's Ash, an off-the-grid fixer who brokers deals between whistleblowers and corrupt corporations through a message relay service that maintains anonymity.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 5 June 2025
  • Sara’s friend from her secret agent days, Teresa, is also taking matters into her own hands after also losing a loved one to a corrupt system.
    Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • Robertson has a wicked release and high work rate, scoring 29 goals across the past two seasons despite seeing limited power-play time. 13.
    Chris Johnston, New York Times, 29 May 2025
  • Silo is a wicked and bingeable slow burn with a tantalizing central mystery.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 26 May 2025
Adjective
  • To make up for the lost revenue, municipalities were granted the ability to levy their own 1% tax on groceries.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
  • Izzy’s brief accounts of other incidents, whether a confrontation with Ferd or a reminiscence about a lost son, tend to dissolve into ellipses.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
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“Virtueless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtueless. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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