Antonyms for unscrupulous
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : uhn-skroo-pyuh-luh s |
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈskru pyə ləs |
Definition of unscrupulous
Origin :- 1803, from un- (1) "not" + scrupulous.
- adj immoral
- Now it was another and older man, daring, intelligent, unscrupulous.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- She had wept because she was heroic and unscrupulous and full of love for both her children.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- Some were so unscrupulous as to bring their lunches with them.
- Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
- Unscrupulous employers often endeavor to control the votes of their employes.
- Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
- He looked what he was: a bold and unscrupulous leader of his men.
- Extract from : « The Bluff of the Hawk » by Anthony Gilmore
- What can a girl of that age do in the hands of unscrupulous villains like these?
- Extract from : « The Cat of Bubastes » by G. A. Henty
- And the stimulant she found in the savage wooing of his unscrupulous rival.
- Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Even then the profit of the unscrupulous money lender had been enormous.
- Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts
- Her theory was that they should turn themselves into unscrupulous sexless nuisances.
- Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
- But you surely knew how unscrupulous he was, and also that he was a most dangerous character.
- Extract from : « The White Lie » by William Le Queux
Synonyms for unscrupulous
- arrant
- base
- casuistic
- conscienceless
- corrupt
- crafty
- crooked
- deceitful
- degraded
- degrading
- disgraceful
- dishonest
- dishonorable
- exploitative
- illegal
- improper
- low-down
- mercenary
- perfidious
- petty
- questionable
- recreant
- ruthless
- scandalous
- scheming
- self-seeking
- selfish
- shady
- shameless
- shifty
- sinister
- slippery
- sly
- two-faced
- unconscientious
- unconscionable
- underhand
- underhanded
- unethical
- unfair
- unprincipled
- unworthy
- venal
- wicked
- wrongful
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