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.
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Origin of immoral
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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
Marris is frank on where she stands on certain issues, arguing, for example, that zoos are immoral.
‘Wild Souls’ explores what we owe animals in a human-dominated world | Jonathan Lambert | July 26, 2021 | Science NewsMassey was charged on June 14 with one count of communication with a minor for immoral purposes in King County Superior Court.
Ex-Disney star charged with sending pornographic material to 13-year-old on Snapchat | Max Hauptman | July 1, 2021 | Washington PostTwo new studies show that people consider activities that they think are immoral or unreasonable as riskier — even when they’re not.
Moral judgments about an activity’s COVID-19 risk can lead people astray | Sujata Gupta | June 16, 2021 | Science NewsTraditionally, the villain in any story — Disney or otherwise — represents a behavior, character trait, or facet of identity that society has deemed to be taboo or immoral.
“It’s immoral, unjustifiable and completely un-Australian because, you know, Australia prides itself saying that we are multicultural, we embrace all cultures, we welcome everyone,” she says.
After Australia Banned Its Citizens in India From Coming Home, Many Ask: Who Is Really Australian? | Amy Gunia | May 19, 2021 | Time
The film examines labor in the U.S. agriculture sector and the “immoral practices” that affect thousands of farmworkers.
This Is How Eva Longoria Is Trying to Win the Midterms | Asawin Suebsaeng | October 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThese are all fruitful options to pursue for any atheist interested in challenging the immoral stereotypes we have.
Loud, Proud, and Atheist: ‘Openly Secular’ Encourages Nonbelievers to Come Out of the Closet | Vlad Chituc | September 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe researchers collected over 13,000 responses, almost 4,000 of which described a moral or immoral event.
It’s Official: Religion Doesn’t Make You More Moral | Elizabeth Picciuto | September 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnother act, however, may be considered immoral not because it is harmful but because it evinces disloyalty.
It’s Official: Religion Doesn’t Make You More Moral | Elizabeth Picciuto | September 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe researchers deliberately refrained from defining “moral” and “immoral” for study participants.
It’s Official: Religion Doesn’t Make You More Moral | Elizabeth Picciuto | September 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is unwise and immoral to accept any important statement without proof.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordNations, whose constitutions are immoral and unscriptural, are commanded to perform the duty.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamFacility for obtaining loans at fair rates will not make immoral men moral.
Third class in Indian railways | Mahatma GandhiThe law is immoral: it is the conspiracy of rulers and priests against the workers, to continue their subjection.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanFigures are not available concerning immoral acts which do not become the subject of a criminal charge.
Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents | Oswald Chettle Mazengarb et al.
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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