immoral
adjective
im·mor·al
(ˌ)i(m)-ˈmȯr-əl 
-ˈmär-
: not moral
broadly
: conflicting with generally or traditionally held moral principles
Examples of immoral in a Sentence
Don't condemn her: there was nothing immoral about what she did.
It was immoral of her to tell lies like that.
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Researchers also noted the chatbot engaging in other potentially disturbing—though not necessarily immoral—behavior.
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 24 May 2025
Suggesting that being out of work is immoral, as opposed to the conditions that contribute to people’s ability to work and live, might be a more appropriate source of anxiety.
—Lauren Coulman, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Altering Medicaid in any way that decreases services, decreases funding to the states, or builds roadblocks to care is immoral and against Christian values.
—Dr. James W. Cox-Chapman, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025
Under him, juvenile justice is unjust, and the department has been spending in ways that are immoral and not proper accounting or spending of taxes.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 24 May 2025
Suggesting that being out of work is immoral, as opposed to the conditions that contribute to people’s ability to work and live, might be a more appropriate source of anxiety.
—Lauren Coulman, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Altering Medicaid in any way that decreases services, decreases funding to the states, or builds roadblocks to care is immoral and against Christian values.
—Dr. James W. Cox-Chapman, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025
Under him, juvenile justice is unjust, and the department has been spending in ways that are immoral and not proper accounting or spending of taxes.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025
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“Immoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immoral. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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immoral
adjective
im·mor·al
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-ˈ(m)är-
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