Immoral vs. Unethical

Immoraladjective

not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law

Unethicaladjective

Not morally approvable; morally bad; not ethical.

‘The corporation was accused of unethical behavior for knowingly producing a product suspected of harming health.’;

Immoraladjective

Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest; vicious; licentious; as, an immoral man; an immoral deed.

Unethicaladjective

not conforming to approved standards of social or professional behavior;

‘unethical business practices’;

Immoraladjective

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles;

‘moral sense’; ‘a moral scrutiny’; ‘a moral lesson’; ‘a moral quandary’; ‘moral convictions’; ‘a moral life’;

Unethicaladjective

not adhering to ethical or moral principles;

‘base and unpatriotic motives’; ‘a base, degrading way of life’; ‘cheating is dishonorable’; ‘they considered colonialism immoral’; ‘unethical practices in handling public funds’;

Immoraladjective

not adhering to ethical or moral principles;

‘base and unpatriotic motives’; ‘a base, degrading way of life’; ‘cheating is dishonorable’; ‘they considered colonialism immoral’; ‘unethical practices in handling public funds’;

Unethicaladjective

not morally correct

‘it is unethical to torment any creature for entertainment’;

Immoraladjective

morally unprincipled;

‘immoral behavior’;

Immoraladjective

characterized by wickedness or immorality;

‘led a very bad life’;

Immoraladjective

marked by immorality; deviating from what is considered right or proper or good;

‘depraved criminals’; ‘a perverted sense of loyalty’; ‘the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat’;

Immoraladjective

not conforming to accepted standards of morality

‘unseemly and immoral behaviour’;