unscrupulously

Examples

• All

• Unfortunately, her mother had always been a tougher customer, and even her father was unscrupulously willing to abandon his proper pliancy when he decided the situation justified it.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The company unscrupulously raised prices just after the disaster, taking advantage of desperate customers.

• I am to be unjustly and unscrupulously accused... ...of the murder of your husband.

  The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)

• In his saner moments, he could scarcely recognize himself in the man who had used her so unscrupulously.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The problem is not so much the workers who actually remove the objects as it is the monopolistic organization of those who unscrupulously exploit these people, leaving them at the extreme margins of existence.

  Academic text (1995)

• Yet it should not be forgotten that Solstad at the time advocated his ideology seriously and articulated it aggressively and unscrupulously.

  Academic text (2000)

• You bash, barrage, and unscrupulously berate yourself for not accomplishing enough, being enough, or looking good enough, and each judgment pulls you further away from what you so desperately need.

  Blog text (13)

• Some tax return preparers are highly trained professionals (e.g., certified public accountants and lawyers); if and when they act unscrupulously, they risk suspension or loss of their professional licenses.

  Academic text (2017)

• He dealt unscrupulously in financial matters, prioritizing profit over ethical considerations.

Synonyms

D

dishonestly

vsunscrupulously

4 3.5

In a way that tries to trick or cheat other people

is not limited to deception but to lacking moral principles generally

U

unethically

vsunscrupulously

3 7.0

In a way that is wrong and unfair to others

focuses more on having no moral principles at all

U

unconscionably

vsunscrupulously

2 8.9

In a way that is very unfair or too harsh

focuses more narrowly on extreme unfairness than general lack of principles

C

corruptly

vsunscrupulously

• Formal

2 7.1

In a dishonest way to get money or power

is broader, covering any lack of moral principle not only personal gain

I

immorally

vsunscrupulously

1 7.2

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

is more active, meaning total disregard for moral principles

U

untruthfully

vsunscrupulously

1 5.9

In a way that is not true to make other people believe something false

covers this behaviour but also wider moral disregard beyond lying

A

amorally

vsunscrupulously

1 8.2

To act without concern for right or wrong

implies an active rejection of moral rules rather than neutral absence

U

unrightfully

vsunscrupulously

1 8.0

In a way that is not fair or right

is more about lacking moral principles than just being unjust

U

unrighteously

vsunscrupulously

• Formal

8.5

In a way that is wrong or unfair

signals a deeper absence of any moral scruple rather than mere wrongdoing

C

corruptedly

vsunscrupulously

8.9

In a dishonest way to get money or power

emphasizes absence of principles beyond corrupt or bribed behaviour

Antonyms

S

scrupulously

7 6.9

Act in a very careful and honest way that notices small details

How Unprincipled

corruptly

• Formal

2 7.1

unscrupulously

1 8.0

dishonestly

4 3.5

unethically

3 7.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology