unvirtuous

Examples

• All

• And that the real problem is not an unvirtuous candidate, but a candidate with dangerously erroneous opinions, especially if he is virtuous?

  Blog text (15)

• At Nice's hand, she suffers much; not only does she lose the love of her life, but the fabricated story of an affair with another man becomes common news; society punishes her and casts her into the role of the unvirtuous woman.

  Academic text (1990)

• Well, you know that that would be unvirtuous in some respect.

• A man who pursues virtue consciously is unvirtuous.

  Blog text (20)

• A man who pursues virtue consciously is unvirtuous.

  Blog text (20)

• How God must laugh at the spectacle of unvirtuous kings... ...hanging bits of rock and metal on virtuous men.

  David and Bathsheba (1951)

• His unvirtuous actions led to many negative consequences in the community.

• She regretted her unvirtuous choices that hurt her friends and family.

Synonyms

U

unethical

vsunvirtuous

102 4.8

Not right according to moral or professional rules most people accept

focuses on personal absence of moral goodness not rule-based wrongdoing

U

unsavory

vsunvirtuous

• US

29 7.2

Something people think is morally wrong or dishonest

refers to clear lack of moral goodness, not just bad reputation

U

ungodly

vsunvirtuous

21 7.2

Morally wrong because it goes against religious rules

is secular and general, stating absence of moral goodness without religion

U

unrighteous

vsunvirtuous

• Formal

5 7.6

Acting in a way that is unfair or morally wrong

is broader, meaning simply lacking moral goodness rather than active sinning

N

nonvirtuous

vsunvirtuous

7.6

Not behaving in a moral or honest way

is the alternate form with identical meaning but different wording

Antonyms

V

virtuous

35 4.3

Being morally good and doing what is right

How Moral

saintly

12 4.2

virtuous

35 4.3

moral

∞ 3.7

unvirtuous

1 8.2

immoral

144 4.6

wicked

149 4.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology