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unethical

[uhn-eth-i-kuhl] / ʌnˈɛθ ɪ kəl /
ADJECTIVE
dishonest, immoral
Synonyms
STRONGEST
corrupt illegal improper underhanded unfair unprofessional unscrupulous wrong
WEAK
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 unprincipled
Antonyms
STRONGEST
appropriate correct decent ethical good honest moral principled right suitable uncorrupt
WEAK
upright

Example Sentences

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And it says its agency is being set up precisely to make sure there are "guardrails in place to avoid an unethical impact of AI".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

It would be just as unethical for a therapist to use treatment to pressure someone into being LGBTQ+ as it is to use treatment to coerce someone out of being such an identity.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

We thought flopping and foul-baiting made for unethical hoops, but those are but basketball misdemeanors; Adebayo’s big night was felonious.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

However, the idea of drilling holes in patients for a placebo is widely considered unethical, including by regulators in Europe, according to Schwartz.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

She felt as if she were doing something improper, unethical: expecting to get food in exchange for nothing.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.