Vocabulary
Unscrupulous
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair
Urdu meaning
بے ایمان، آزاد
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Unscrupulous developers routinely defraud citizens, while regulators, whose primary task is to protect the public, often look the other way or feign ignorance.
- With unscrupulous elements exploiting the drug shortages to make a quick buck, most life-saving drugs, such as injectable insulin, have already been pushed beyond the reach of ordinary households.
- It is hoped that Cambridge takes the necessary measures to ensure that such unscrupulous ways are curbed.
- While a significant step forward, the new law in Gilgit-Baltistan has some serious flaws that may lead unscrupulous elements to exploit it for compromising the rights of the vulnerable populations.
- Think of plot files being sold by unscrupulous property developers, in housing projects they haven`t even begun acquiring land for yet.
Synonyms
unprincipled, unethical, immoral, amoral, conscienceless,
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