Antonyms for unscrupulous


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-skroo-pyuh-luh s
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈskru pyə ləs


Definition of unscrupulous

Origin :
  • 1803, from un- (1) "not" + scrupulous.
  • adj immoral
Example sentences :
  • Now it was another and older man, daring, intelligent, unscrupulous.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • She had wept because she was heroic and unscrupulous and full of love for both her children.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • Some were so unscrupulous as to bring their lunches with them.
  • Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • Unscrupulous employers often endeavor to control the votes of their employes.
  • Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
  • He looked what he was: a bold and unscrupulous leader of his men.
  • Extract from : « The Bluff of the Hawk » by Anthony Gilmore
  • What can a girl of that age do in the hands of unscrupulous villains like these?
  • Extract from : « The Cat of Bubastes » by G. A. Henty
  • And the stimulant she found in the savage wooing of his unscrupulous rival.
  • Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Even then the profit of the unscrupulous money lender had been enormous.
  • Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts
  • Her theory was that they should turn themselves into unscrupulous sexless nuisances.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • But you surely knew how unscrupulous he was, and also that he was a most dangerous character.
  • Extract from : « The White Lie » by William Le Queux

Synonyms for unscrupulous

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