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. Jeremy Corbyn:

   Let's not turn this into blaming people who travel, work and migrate around Europe, let's instead ensure governments respond to the needs of all communities and that unscrupulous employers that are grossly exploiting migrant workers and trying to limit their rights need to be dealt with.

2. Macau Affairs Office:

   We would like to make 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, at the end of the day, they will eventually be punished.

3. International Labor Organization:

   In the presence of such shocks, men and women without social protection nets tend to borrow to smooth consumption, and to accept any job for themselves or their children, even under exploitative conditions. This can lead to heavy dependence on creditors, recruiters and unscrupulous employers.

4. Samuel Smiles:

   It is possible that the scrupulously honest man may not grow rich so fast as the unscrupulous and dishonest one; but 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 to lose all and save character. For character is itself a fortune.

5. Melissa Fleming:

   Every week we learn of more deaths and drownings on the Mediterranean route because the boats people are packed on are unseaworthy or overcrowded. Now we are hearing of cases of mass deaths along the land journey. This terrible tragedy shows the unscrupulous business of smugglers who have no regard for human life is extending across the continent.