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Amoral vs Unethical - What's the difference?

amoral | unethical |

As adjectives the difference between amoral and unethical

is that amoral is (of acts) being neither moral nor immoral while unethical is not morally approvable; morally bad; not ethical.

amoral

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (of acts) being neither moral nor immoral
  • (of people) not believing in or caring for morality and immorality

    • Synonyms

    * non-moral

    Derived terms

    * amorality * amoralism * amoralist * amoralistic

    Related terms

    * non-moral * immoral

    External links

    * * English terms with alpha privatives ----

    unethical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not morally approvable; morally bad; not ethical.
    • The corporation was accused of unethical behavior for knowingly producing a product suspected of harming health.

    Antonyms

    * ethical