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unscrupulous definition

un·scru·pu·lous (-skro̵̅o̅′pyə ləs)

adjective

not scrupulous; not restrained by ideas of right and wrong; unprincipled

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unscrupulous Synonyms

unscrupulous

modif.

unprincipled, unethical, immoral, base, perfidious, degraded, selfish, self-seeking, petty, dishonest, knavish, wicked, tortuous, disingenuous, slippery, Machiavellian, casuistic, improper, Jesuitic*, perjured, recreant, rascally, pettifogging, shifty, underhanded, two-faced, double-faced, sly, conscienceless, arrant, venal, dishonorable, corrupt, roguish, illegitimate, illegal, unfair, unorthodox, questionable, unworthy, scandalous, disgraceful, degrading, shameless, shady*.

Antonyms honest*, scrupulous*, fair-minded.


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unscrupulous Usage Examples

Infinitive complement

  • exploit: It also may be a ploy by those cynical and unscrupulous enough to exploit children for their own purposes.

Modifies a noun

  • gangmasters: Consequently, there is an opportunity for unscrupulous gangmasters to exploit their workers, and to use illegal labor.

Modifying Another Word

  • often: He is frequently belligerent, defiant, rebellious and cunning, often unscrupulous and always irrepressible.
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It is a standing insult tosportsmen to have to play undera rule which assumes that players intend to trip, hack and push their opponents, and to behave like cads of the most unscrupulous kidney. The lines marking a penalty area are a disgrace to the playing fields of a public school.

-Fry, C(harles) B(urgess)

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