Synonyms for unscrupulous
ʌnˈskru pyə ləsun·scrupu·lous

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1. unscrupulousadjective

   Antonyms:
   upstanding, ethical, scrupulous

2. unscrupulousadjective

   Antonyms:
   scrupulous, ethical, upstanding

3. unscrupulousadjective

   Antonyms:
   ethical, scrupulous, upstanding

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1. unscrupulous

   Synonyms:
   deceitful, dishonest, disingenuous, faithless, false, fraudulent, hypocritical, lying, mendacious, perfidious, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, untrue

   Antonyms:
   candid, equitable, fair, faithful, frank, genuine, good, honest, honorable, ingenuous, just, sincere, straightforward, true, trustworthy, trusty, upright

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1. unscrupulousadjective

   without scruples or principles

   "unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell...their country in order to gain power"

   Antonyms:
   religious, scrupulous

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1. unscrupulousadjective

   Synonyms:
   unprincipled, without scruples, regardless of principle

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1. unscrupulousadjective

   Synonyms:
   unprincipled, unconscientious, dishonest, dishonorable, knavish

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1. List of paraphrases for "unscrupulous":

   ruthless, heartless, wrongful, unfair, non-performing, unconscionable, dishonest, reckless, wanton

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How to use unscrupulous in a sentence?

1. Yang Guang:

   We would like to make it clear to the very small group of unscrupulous and violent criminals and the dirty forces behind them: Those who play with fire will perish by it, dont ever misjudge the situation and mistake our restraint for weakness.

2. David Chipman:

   Loopholes in our background checks system allow unscrupulous gun dealers and traffickers to operate in the shadows. That has deadly consequences for the safety of our communities and law enforcement officers sworn to protect us.

3. The President:

   These unscrupulous individuals have embarked on a violent and unauthorized protests which has led to the loss of lives of innocent Sierra Leoneans including security personnel.

4. Samuel Smiles:

   It is possible that the scrupulously honest man may not grow rich so fast as the unscrupulous and dishonest one but the success will be of a truer kind, earned without fraud or injustice. And even though a man should for a time be unsuccessful, still he must be honest better lose all and save character. For character is itself a fortune...

5. Charlie Mayhew:

   Whether we like it or not, our market is complicit in the trade in ivory, the big concern that we have at the moment is that there is evidence that unscrupulous traders and dealers are using the 1947 rule to disguise more modern ivory as being pre-1947, when it's not.