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unconscientious

unconscientious

8.8
Not careful about doing the right thing
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˌkɒnʃiˈɛnʃəs/
translation icon : inconsciente
  • The manager was criticized for his unconscientious decisions that harmed the employees' morale.

Examples

  • Importantly, he also described those undeserving agreements by directly referring to conscience, naming them "unequitable and unconscientious bargains." And, although it was not the first time that courts have refused enforcement of unfair contracts, it was certainly one of the first times the refusal was theorized in conscience-oriented terms.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Unconscientious workshops can set whatever pay rates they want without consequences, and the disabled are often without the intellectual or cognitive ability to challenge the practice.

    Blog text (33)
  • Many unconscientious companies prioritize profits over their ethical responsibilities to consumers.

  • Her unconscientious behavior in the project led to significant errors and wasted resources.

Synonyms

negligent
vsunconscientious
58 5.3

Not taking proper care and causing harm or risk

is about lack of attention rather than moral failing
unscrupulous
vsunconscientious
25 7.5

A person or company that is not honest and tries to take advantage of others

is about lacking moral guidance rather than active dishonesty
careless
vsunconscientious
14 1.0

A lack of attention that causes mistakes or harm

is more about moral guidance absence than simple inattention
unprincipled
vsunconscientious
  • Offensive
8 6.6

Willing to do wrong to get what you want

focuses on missing principles rather than mere carelessness
unrighteous
vsunconscientious
  • Formal
5 7.6

Acting in a way that is unfair or morally wrong

is about failing moral guidance rather than being openly sinful
conscienceless
vsunconscientious
1 9.5

Not feeling guilty about doing bad or dishonest things

is not guided by right or wrong but can also imply carelessness
uncareful
vsunconscientious
1 5.7

Someone who does not pay attention and often causes mistakes or harm

is defined by poor attention rather than lacking moral sense

Antonyms

49 5.9

Careful and serious about doing work the right way

How Conscientious

meticulous
58 8.6
conscientious
49 5.9
careless
14 1.0
negligent
58 5.3
irresponsible
203 3.2
unconscientious
8.8

Surface Forms

unconscientious positive

Morphology

unconscientious = conscientious + un (transparent) = un + conscience + ious

Formed by the productive negative prefix 'un-' applied to the adjective 'conscientious', giving a straightforward 'not conscientious' meaning.

Etymology

Unconscientious breaks into un- meaning 'not' and conscience meaning 'a sense of right and wrong'. So, someone who is unconscientious is 'not guided by conscience' and can be careless about doing what is right.