1
as in immorality
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as in underhandedness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscrupulousness
Noun
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Variety learned the actor is currently accused of propaganda against the Iranian regime and promoting immorality through her role in Rasoulof’s latest.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025 -
The film cares more for Romy’s enveloping sense of self than the depths of her immorality.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The mayor has been under sharp scrutiny since President Trump’s Department Justice Department last week ordered prosecutors in his federal corruption case to drop the criminal charges against him.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Four senior deputies to New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced their resignations Monday after the Justice Department moved to dismiss his corruption case.—
Zach Halaschak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
17 Feb. 2025
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The letters depict a landscape of despair as the depths of Nazi depravity began to become clearer, but the options for escape had dwindled.—
Nina Siegal,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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In the past, Scorsese’s frenetic pacing and constant stylization could distract us from the depravity of his characters, at least a little bit.—
Kevin Lincoln,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Exporting pollution to a developing country is hypocrisy at its worst.—
Dave Cortese,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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This smacks of a profound lack of integrity, immeasurable hypocrisy and discarding his strong commitment to the well-being of vulnerable people in the rest of the world.—
Herald readers,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2025
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While the parades are free, there are plenty of private events and special hotel packages that can offer an elevated experience beyond the debauchery of Bourbon Street.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Here, the credits have that same debauchery but weave in more elements of the original end-times vibe.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2025
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Today, Florida is sliding into secrecy at an alarming pace, and the blame rests squarely with Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state agencies following his lead.—
Bobby Block,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2025
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The move is part of broader efforts by Chinese authorities to tighten secrecy as the country continues to rapidly modernize its military in its bid to rival the United States.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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This book makes the case that there is a subtler iniquity in the sins of forgetting, in papering over, in moving in and moving on.—
Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
25 Dec. 2024
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Not always, of course; like any subset of humanity, churches are just as likely to be filled with iniquity, pettiness, and spite.—
Casey Cep,
The New Yorker,
23 Oct. 2024
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“Unscrupulousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscrupulousness. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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