immoral
1. deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong (Freq. 2)
• Ant:
moral
• Similar to:
debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute,
libertine, profligate, riotous, fast, disgraceful, scandalous,
shameful, shocking, scrofulous
• See Also:
evil, unchaste, unrighteous, wicked
• Derivationally related forms:
immorality
• Attrubites:
morality
2. not adhering to ethical or moral principles (Freq. 2)
- base and unpatriotic motives
- a base, degrading way of life
- cheating is dishonorable
- they considered colonialism immoral
- unethical practices in handling public funds
• Syn:
base
• Similar to:
wrong
• Derivationally related forms:
immorality, baseness (for: base)
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