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unmoral

unmoral

7.9
Not thinking about whether something is right or wrong
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈmɔrəl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : amoral
  • For instance, one may consider Islamic militants unmoral, but certainly not amoral, i.e., lacking any moral ideology or guidance.

Examples

  • Many people believe that deciding to act in an unmoral way can lead to negative consequences for society.

  • Are all unmoral issues a product of bias in the individual mind?

  • It seems the normal things become unmoral

    American Dresser (2018)

  • The bottom line: if you cannot successfully pretend to be an obedient, unimaginative, unmoral drone, you will never serve on a jury.

    Blog text (6)

  • Early in Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain, there is a section called "At the Tienappels/Hans Castorp's Moral State" in which we receive this conspicuously unmoral description of the hero: pre-formatted table.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The debate over whether certain laws are unmoral continues to spark heated discussions.

  • Some argue that profit-driven corporations often prioritize unmoral practices over ethical considerations.

Synonyms

amoral
vsunmoral
20 6.3

Not thinking about right or wrong when acting

is defined as neither moral nor immoral rather than active indifference
nonmoral
vsunmoral
7.2

Does not involve right or wrong actions, for example choosing a paint color

applies to moral matters by saying something is neither moral nor immoral

Antonyms

moral
∞ 3.7

Concerned with ideas of right and wrong in people's actions

ethical
280 4.1

Following rules about what is right and wrong in people's actions

How Moral

virtuous
35 4.3
moral
∞ 3.7
unmoral
  • Archaic
7.9
immoral
144 4.6

Surface Forms

unmoral positive

Morphology

unmoral = moral (transparent) = un + moral

The word 'unmoral' is transparently derived from 'moral' by adding the prefix 'un-', indicating a lack of concern with morality.

Etymology

Unmoral is made from un- meaning 'not' and moral meaning 'about right and wrong'. In one sense it means 'not concerned with morals', so a person or study that cares only about facts and not about right and wrong can be called unmoral.