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- Dictionaryunethical/ʌnˈɛθɪkl/
adjective
- 1. not morally correct: "it is unethical to torment any creature for entertainment"
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Learn the meaning of unethical, a word that describes something that is not conforming to a high moral standard or not ethical. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for unethical.
Unethical means not ethical or not morally acceptable. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.
Unethical means lacking moral principles or unwilling to follow proper rules of conduct. See how the word is used in sentences and compare it with similar terms like immoral.
adjective. us / ˌʌnˈeθ.ɪ.k ə l / uk / ˌʌnˈeθ.ɪ.k ə l / Add to word list. C2. not ethical (= based on moral beliefs) Opposite. ethical. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality. anomie. dissipated. dissolutely. dissoluteness. enormity. nefariously. nefariousness. no good idiom.
Because being unethical involves going against social or professional expectations of what's right, it's a word that's often used to describe bad behavior or immoral conduct. So like the great philosophers, you can decide if Cookie Monster has an ethics problem — or just bad eating habits.
Unethical means not ethical or proper according to society's rules or people's beliefs. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, pronunciation, collocations and sentences from The Guardian and other sources.
Definition of unethical adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
