unprincipled
adjective
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Synonyms & Antonyms for unprincipled
Synonyms
cutthroat, immoral, Machiavellian, unconscionable, unethical, unscrupulous
Antonyms
ethical, moral, principled, scrupulous
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Detractors call Johnson buffoonish and unprincipled, reckless and feckless. — Christina Boyle, Los Angeles Times, "Boris Johnson, one of Britain’s most eccentric politicians, on track to be next prime minister," 22 July 2019 Of course, prudent judgments can descend into unprincipled ones. — Adam J. White, WSJ, "‘John Marshall’ Review: Chief Among Equals," 30 Nov. 2018 The retirement of Justice Anthony M. Kennedy gives one of the worst, most unprincipled presidents in history the opportunity to cement the justices’ conservative majority for a generation. — Paul Thornton, latimes.com, "Be uncivil. Resist Trump. But don't go crazy," 30 June 2018 Puzzle piece by piece, interview by interview, Mr. Wardle fits together a grim story of hubristic doctors and their grotesquely unprincipled enablers who played with human lives in the name of science. — New York Times, "Review: The Surreal, Heartbreaking Case of ‘Three Identical Strangers’," 27 June 2018 His maneuvering has kept both Mr. Moon and Mr. Kim off balance, made his critics look unprincipled and shortsighted, and kept the global public fascinated with the Trump Presidency, the greatest reality-television show in history. — Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, "The Benefits and Risks of Trump’s Dazzle," 28 May 2018 For Iannucci, who loves to mock the craven, unprincipled pursuit of power, the scenario is an antic delight and plays to his talent for hectic plot turns and (pardon the expression) rapid-fire dialogue. — Gary Thompson, Philly.com, "'Death of Stalin': See it because Putin doesn't want you to, and because it's funny," 21 Mar. 2018 Why do nonprofit organizations behave in unprincipled ways? — Nives DolÅ¡ak, Washington Post, "The Oxfam scandal shows that, yes, nonprofits can behave badly. So why aren’t they overseen like for-profits?," 6 Mar. 2018 Too afraid to be seen as taking sides, consumer brands risk being seen as boring (best case) or even unprincipled (worst case) by conscious consumers. — Patricia Nakache, Fortune, "Commentary: Dick's Is Showing Us Why Companies Can't Afford to Be Cowards Anymore," 1 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unprincipled.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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