Antonyms for unethical


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-eth-i-kuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈɛθ ɪ kəl


Definition of unethical

Origin :
  • 1871, from un- (1) "not" + ethical. Related: Unethically.
  • adj dishonest, immoral
Example sentences :
  • If the proceeding was unethical—well, Heaven knows I was punished for it.
  • Extract from : « The Point of View » by Stanley Grauman Weinbaum
  • I realize that advertising is "unethical" among dentists as among physicians.
  • Extract from : « Civics and Health » by William H. Allen
  • Strictly speaking there is no such thing as an unethical religion.
  • Extract from : « Introduction to the Science of Sociology » by Robert E. Park
  • The young are, and should be up to a certain age, unethical.
  • Extract from : « In Pawn » by Ellis Parker Butler
  • The tragedies of the younger poets for the most part are unethical.
  • Extract from : « Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol I of 2) » by John Addington Symonds
  • It represents the genius of instinct, swift, feral, and unethical.
  • Extract from : « The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920 » by Various
  • Mysticism is here conceived as unethical, unhistorical, and unrational.
  • Extract from : « Theology and the Social Consciousness » by Henry Churchill King
  • It is not ideal if it is unethical, unhygienic, or unæsthetic.
  • Extract from : « Sex-education » by Maurice Alpheus Bigelow
  • Almost anything they do singly and on individual responsibility is unethical.
  • Extract from : « "Speaking of Operations--" » by Irvin S. Cobb
  • No, that would be unethical and the strongest part of a psi's training was a fine code of ethics.
  • Extract from : « The Psilent Partner » by John Victor Peterson

Synonyms for unethical

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