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Unethical vs Obscene - What's the difference?

unethical | obscene | Related terms |

Unethical is a related term of obscene.


As adjectives the difference between unethical and obscene

is that unethical is not morally approvable; morally bad; not ethical while obscene is obscene.

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

    obscene

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Offensive to current standards of decency or morality
  • Lewd or lustful
  • Disgusting or repulsive
  • Beyond all reason
  • Liable to deprave or corrupt

    • Usage notes

    * The comparative obscener and superlative obscenest, though formed by valid rules for English, are less common than more obscene' and ' most obscene .