Meaning & use

Immorally

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In a way that violates accepted principles of right and wrong.

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The executives acted immorally by hiding the safety report from regulators.

Critics argued that the policy treated the refugees immorally.

A note on using this word

The adverbial form of 'immoral', used to describe conduct rather than character traits directly.

Words with a similar meaning

unethicallywrongfully

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Words with an opposite meaning

morallyethically

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