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amorally

amorally

1 8.2
To act without concern for right or wrong
  • adverb
  • /əˈmɔrəli/
translation icon : de manera amoral
  • The company traded ethically questionable products and operated amorally to maximize profits.

Examples

  • As Jonathan Macey has suggested, "it is extremely difficult to distinguish between those governmental activities that involve 'amorally redistributive' rent-seeking (and therefore should be prohibited) and those that represent wealth-increasing 'public interest' governmental activities (and therefore should be encouraged)."

    Academic text (1997)
  • This way, you can amorally vote tomorrow from home!

    Blog text (12)
  • That one is just wrong, wrong, factually, empirically, and amorally wrong.

    Blog text (19)
  • Like other ritual clowns, the Caras Negras highlight proper social behavior by performing amorally and crossing standard social boundaries.

    Academic text (1993)
  • In this sense, Jonny is actually a part of the technical-mechanical side of the world; he reacts as easily, gratifyingly, exactly, and amorally as a well-constructed machine.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • In the long run, only government intervention can smooth out capitalism's jagged edges and provide the social harmony on which capitalism depends as it amorally pursues its penchant for creative destruction.

    Blog text (20)
  • He approached the negotiation amorally, focusing only on his advantage without consideration for others.

  • Many people argue that modern media often reports amorally, prioritizing sensationalism over ethical journalism.

Synonyms

immorally
vsamorally
1 7.2

In a way that shows no care for what is right or wrong

is broader showing general disregard for morality rather than rule specifics
unscrupulously
vsamorally
1 8.0

In a way that ignores what is right or wrong

is about general moral indifference rather than an active absence of principles

Antonyms

193 3.5

In a way that follows rules about right and wrong

45 4.4

In a way that follows ideas about what is right and fair

How Moral

morally
193 3.5
amorally
1 8.2
immorally
1 7.2

Surface Forms

amorally positive

Morphology

amorally = amoral (semi-transparent) = a + moral + ly

The adverb is regularly formed from the adjective 'amoral' with '-ly' and keeps the same meaning.

Etymology

Amorally comes from the parts a- 'not' and moral 'right and wrong', so it means doing something without concern for what is right or wrong.