| Main Entry: | conscienceless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unscrupulous |
Synonyms: |
amoral, immoral, ruthless, unconscionable, unethical, unprincipled |
| Main Entry: | unconscionable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | immoral, immoderate |
Synonyms: |
amoral, barbarous, conscienceless, criminal, dishonest, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, inordinate, knavish, outrageous, preposterous, sneaky, too much*, uncivilized, undue, unethical, unfair, ungodly, unholy, unjust, unprincipled, unreasonable, unscrupulous, wanton, wicked |
Antonyms: |
decent, good, moral, principled |
| Main Entry: | unprincipled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | corrupt |
Synonyms: |
abandoned, amoral, bent*, cheating, conscienceless, crooked, deceitful, devious, dirty-dealing, dishonest, dissolute, double-crossing, double-dealing, immoral, licentious, mercentary, praetorian, profligate, reprobate, shady, sly, stop-at-nothing, tricky, two-faced, two-timing, unconscionable, underhand, unethical, unprofessional, unscrupulous, venal, wanton |
Antonyms: |
ethical, moral, principled |
| Main Entry: | unscrupulous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | immoral |
Synonyms: |
arrant, base, casuistic, conscienceless, corrupt, crafty, crooked, deceitful, degraded, degrading, disgraceful, dishonest, dishonorable, exploitative, illegal, improper, low-down, mercenary, perfidious, petty, questionable, recreant, ruthless, scandalous, scheming, self-seeking, selfish, shady, shameless, shifty, sinister, slippery, sly, two-faced, unconscientious, unconscionable, underhand, underhanded, unethical, unfair, unprincipled, unworthy, venal, wicked, wrongful |
Antonyms: |
ethical, good, moral, principled, scrupulous |
| Main Entry: | venal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bribable, corruptible |
Synonyms: |
amoral, bent*, buyable, conscienceless, corrupt, crooked, dishonest, double-dealing, immoral, mercenary, on the take, padded, purchasable, unethical, unprincipled, unprofessional, unscrupulous |
| Notes: | venal is 'corruptible, unscrupulous'; venial is 'forgivable; not criminal' |