immoral
violating moral principles; not conforming to the patterns of conduct usually accepted or established as consistent with principles of personal and social ethics.
licentious or lascivious.
Origin of immoral
1synonym study For immoral
Amoral, nonmoral, and unmoral, virtually synonymous although the first is by far the most common form, mean utterly lacking in morals (either good or bad), neither moral nor immoral. However, since, in some contexts, there is a stigma implicit in a complete lack of morals, being amoral, nonmoral, or unmoral is sometimes considered just as reprehensible as being immoral.
Other words for immoral
Other words from immoral
- im·mor·al·ly, adverb
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How to use immoral in a sentence
He said it would be “immoral and unethical” to not authorize the vaccine.
FDA says it ‘will rapidly work toward’ authorization of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine | Laurie McGinley, Carolyn Y. Johnson, Joel Achenbach | December 11, 2020 | Washington PostThe share of Republicans who describe Democrats as more immoral than other Americans grew from 47% in 2016 to 55% in 2019, according to Pew research.
The share of Democrats who describe Republicans as immoral rose 12 percentage points, from 35% to 47%.
Gallup found back in May, for instance, that 89 percent of Americans said married men and women having affairs was immoral — and it’s hard to get 9 in 10 Americans to agree on much of anything these days.
Despite A Sexting Scandal, Democrat Cal Cunningham Is Favored In North Carolina’s Senate Race | Geoffrey Skelley (geoffrey.skelley@abc.com) | October 15, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightFirst, even though Americans are quick to say infidelity is immoral, sex scandals involving politicians are nothing new for voters.
Despite A Sexting Scandal, Democrat Cal Cunningham Is Favored In North Carolina’s Senate Race | Geoffrey Skelley (geoffrey.skelley@abc.com) | October 15, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
For this, Valley accuses us of deliberately and immorally abusing the history of anti-Semitism, including even the Holocaust.
A 10-Point Guide To Anti-Semitism And Its Perception | Mark Gardner | February 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMeta "very immorally," as Norman told her, comforted Nipen with a large share of her sandwiches.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeBut even so, I often find myself immorally glad that they figure in the programme.
Adventures and Enthusiasms | E. V. LucasBut I was not alone; for close beside me stood a little French landaulet, the most immorally alluring car I had ever seen.
Bizarre | Lawton MackallLove, unless united with reprobation of evil-doing, is as likely to act immorally as morally.
Theoretical Ethics | Milton ValentineMoya was giving herself up, almost immorally, Paul sometimes thought, to the fascination Mrs. Bogardus's personality had for her.
The Desert and The Sown | Mary Hallock Foote
British Dictionary definitions for immoral
/ (ɪˈmɒrəl) /
transgressing accepted moral rules; corrupt
sexually dissolute; profligate or promiscuous
unscrupulous or unethical: immoral trading
tending to corrupt or resulting from corruption: an immoral film; immoral earnings
Derived forms of immoral
- immorally, adverb
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