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synonyms for unethical
- corrupt
- illegal
- improper
- unfair
- unprofessional
- unscrupulous
- wrong
- cheating
- crooked
- dirty
- dirty-dealing
- dishonorable
- disreputable
- double-crossing
- fake
- fishy
- flimflam
- fly-by-night
- mercenary
- shady
- sharp
- slick
- slippery
- sneaky
- two-faced
- two-timing
- underhand
- underhanded
- unprincipled
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How to use unethical in a sentence
It’s clearly unethical to perform controlled crash tests with human subjects.
Using state filings is not wrong, illegal, or unethical — it’s just the standard way to do business today.
I am fully aware that, in most cases, removing animals from their natural environment is unethical.
In ‘The Whispering Land,’ a British naturalist collects travel tales — and animals with tails — in Argentina | Andrea Sachs | February 4, 2021 | Washington Post
Waters said in a statement their “unethical conduct directly led to the recent market volatility.”
GameStop frenzy leaves behind a mess for Wall Street regulators | Tory Newmyer, David J. Lynch | February 3, 2021 | Washington PostHe said, “I will not sit idly by while unethical liberals try to steal this election.”
Rick Scott’s zombie claim about voter fraud in 2018 | Salvador Rizzo | February 2, 2021 | Washington PostIt may be surprising that Christian authors would use tactics that even those outside the church consider unethical.
How the Religious Right Scams Its Way Onto the New York Times Bestseller List | Warren Throckmorton | November 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI was surprised that so many people bought the spin that I somehow I had done something unethical.
The Columbia Journalism Review, which did not even manage to spell my name correctly, charged that I had been unethical.
With Radio Call, Adam Lanza’s Disturbing ‘Smiggles’ Trail | Michael Daly | January 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the email, Jackson labels Parker an "eccentric unethical billionaire."
Last month, a senior physician at Guantánamo dismissed claims that force-feeding is unethical.
“unethical to a client,” reproved Drew linking arm with the operative.
Whispering Wires | Henry LeverageYet the practice is considered unethical by the Hopi themselves and is being discontinued.
The Unwritten Literature of the Hopi | Hattie Greene LockettThis outing was in the days before "jacking for deer" had become not only illegal but entirely unethical.
Days in the Open | Lathan A. CrandallWittels shows that the unconscious unethical desires break into consciousness and cause tragedy.
The Literature of Ecstasy | Albert MordellThey are concerned about unethical conduct by public officials, and discouraged by activist courts that try to redefine marriage.
State of the Union Addresses of George W. Bush | George W. Bush
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