immoral
/ɪˈmɒɹəl/US/ɪˈmɔɹəl/
immoral adjective: breaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice, and so inconsistent with the demands of virtue, purity, or "good morals"; not right, not moral. (Compare unethical, illegal.).
Adjective
immoral (comparative more immoral, superlative most immoral)
- Breaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice, and so inconsistent with the demands of virtue, purity, or "good morals"; not right, not moral. (Compare unethical, illegal.)
- Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.English Standard translation of the Bible, Book of Hebrews 13:4
- Lessons from history remind us that immoral societies don’t last very long and that the saying, “Good will be rewarded and evil will incur punishment” is a truism, reminding us of the proper way to behave—for our own benefit and that of others.2020 May 27, Qingtong, “Officials in Ancient Times Blessed for Doing Good Deeds”, in Minghui
- Synonyms:
- aberrant, corrupt, corrupted, depraved, lost, dirty-handed, dissolute, effete, errant, questionable
immoral meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
immoral in Hindi
- not moral
- अनैतिक anaitik, व्यभिचारी vyabhicārī
immoral in Tamil
- ஒழுக்க, முறைகேடான, ஒழுக்கக் கேடான, ஒழுக்கமற்ற, தீ நெறியான, தீய ஒழுக்கமுள்ள
immoral in Urdu
- immoral
- فحش fuhś
immoral in Bengali
- immoral, wrong
- ভুল bhul
More languagesFewer languages
- immoral in Malayalam
- അധാർമിക adhāṟmika
- immoral in Kannada
- ನೀತಿಗೆಟ್ಟ, ಅನೀತಿಯ, ಅನೈತಿಕ, ನಡತೆಗೆಟ್ಟ
- immoral in Indonesian
- asusila, nirakhlak, tak berakhlak, tak bermoral
- immoral in Vietnamese
- vô đạo đức
Examples of immoral in a sentence
- This immoral act calls his reputation into question.
- Slavery is widely recognized as immoral.
- I've stated on this NG that what the natSocs did to the Jews and others was immoral.
Synonyms of immoral
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Forms of immoral
| comparative | more immoral |
|---|---|
| superlative | most immoral |
Origin of immoral
From im- + moral.
Words formed from immoral
Phrases with immoral
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Questions about immoral
- What does immoral mean?
- Immoral means breaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice, and so inconsistent with the demands of virtue, purity, or "good morals"; not right, not moral. (Compare unethical, illegal.).
- What is immoral in Hindi?
- Immoral in Hindi is अनैतिक (anaitik), व्यभिचारी (vyabhicārī). See Immoral meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is immoral?
- Immoral is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce immoral?
- Immoral is pronounced /ɪˈmɒɹəl/ (UK).
Words near immoral in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: immoral (page history and authors); immoral (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); فحش (Urdu) (page history and authors); ভুল (Bengali) (page history and authors); immoral (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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