Antonyms for immoral


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ih-mawr-uhl, ih-mor-
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈmɔr əl, ɪˈmɒr-


Definition of immoral

Origin :
  • 1650s, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not" + moral (adj.). Related: Immorally.
  • adj evil, degenerate
Example sentences :
  • I make no excuse for this immoral act, and ask no one to say I did right.
  • Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
  • To him all forms of betting were highly disastrous—most immoral.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • In the event of failure such outbreaks are punished, but they are not regarded as immoral.
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • There were no young girls present, as the piece was too immoral.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • You think I hold that to be unnatural because it is immoral?
  • Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
  • On the contrary, I hold it to be immoral because it is contrary to nature.
  • Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
  • "Immoral," has that a meaning from the moment that we do nothing which we are not obliged to do?
  • Extract from : « Initiation into Philosophy » by Emile Faguet
  • The story that suicide is wrong and immoral is, like other things, to be taken with reservation.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • That affair she was talking about—she and the man when they were young, so immoral!
  • Extract from : « The Silver Box (First Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
  • Men only began to suspect that they were fictions when they recognised them to be immoral.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

Synonyms for immoral

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