Synonyms for unethical
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Immoral — immoral, morally wrong
immoral, unscrupulous, unconscionable, questionable, corrupt, unprincipled, iniquitous, dirty, corrupted, dishonest, reprobate
Definitions
- adj. 1
Immoral, morally wrong.
Related words
- Other spellings
- inethical
Example sentences
- questionable There are many questionable points in this ledger.
- immoral Be immoral, cheat and steal. Such people live well.
- unscrupulous Many public school cafeterias are unscrupulous.
- unconscionable Your views aren't unfashionable so much as unconscionable.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unethical | rising | |
| questionable | falling | |
| immoral | steady | |
| unscrupulous | steady | |
| unconscionable | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- dirty2
- 7 letters
- corrupt2, immoral3
- 9 letters
- corrupted3, dishonest3, reprobate3
- 10 letters
- iniquitous
- 12 letters
- questionable4, unscrupulous4, unprincipled4
- 14 letters
- unconscionable5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dirty2 = 2 syllables).