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as in immoral
not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable
unethical treatment of prisoners of war that was a clear violation of international law
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as in ruthless
not guided by or showing a concern for what is right
an unethical attorney, he had no qualms about getting off clients who he knew were guilty
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Recent Examples of unethical
Clark was the first to claim he was wrongfully convicted due in part to her unethical work.
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Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 24 Mar. 2025
For instance, several of Trump's attorneys before the 2024 election racked up sanctions and ethics complaints in various cases for conduct judges determined to be unethical, conspiracy-related or frivolous.
—arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Research found that professionals who distance themselves from unethical networks are often perceived as more principled and trustworthy.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Nestlé has also been accused of environmental violations, water privatization concerns, and unethical marketing of baby formula in developing countries.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unethical
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Trump’s contrived veneer is being ripped away to reveal an immoral, mendacious, transactional opportunist, without a shred of loyalty to anyone or anything but himself.—
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Before these studies, the cause of TB was presumed to be primarily constitutional, by either an inherent predisposition or from unhealthy or immoral lifestyles.—
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Pierce Brosnan's patriarch is ruthless, but is his wife actually pulling the strings?—
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Successful entrepreneurs are ruthless with time and priorities Successful entrepreneurs are ruthless with their time and fiercely protective of their focus.—
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Both were arrested for evading arrest, and Thomas faces an additional charge of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.—
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White went on to plead guilty to a felony charge of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and sentenced to almost nine years in federal prison.—
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Lars von Trier’s The Kingdom is a soap opera about a hospital where the doctors aren’t good-looking or vibrating with noble sentiment but generally corrupt or insane.—
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The Filipino-language thriller follows Dahlia, a disillusioned police aide who steals money from the safe of her corrupt police chief boss, distributing it to slum dwellers whose homes were destroyed.—
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Lillard’s career catapulted following his turn in the flick as Stu Macher, one-half of the evil duo (including Ulrich’s Billy Loomis) behind the savage killings at Woodsboro High.—
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No country will afford to regimes which practice racial discrimination assistance which in its own judgment directly contributes to the pursuit or consolidation of this evil policy.—
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Driven by a religious mandate to purify society by stopping sinful behavior, the AFMRS’s missionaries provided direct outreach to low-income areas.—
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Here's the list of least-to-most sinful states, according to WalletHub: TRAVELERS FLOCK TO TOP RELIGIOUS LANDMARKS DEEMED 'MOST INSTAGRAMMABLE' (iStock) 50.—
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This creates a vicious cycle: more applications lead to lower acceptance rates, triggering even more applications from worried students.—
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However, some people develop unhelpful habits and ways of thinking about sleep that create a vicious cycle, said Krieger, who is also director of the Center for Sleep Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.—
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Meanwhile, the Heat has been among the NBA’s worst teams in the league since Butler’s departure.—
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While instant coffee had a bad rap, the powdered drink has become popular again with new brands and technology.—
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“Unethical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unethical. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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