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Unscrupulous vs Contemptible - What's the difference?

unscrupulous | contemptible |

As adjectives the difference between unscrupulous and contemptible

is that unscrupulous is without scruples; immoral while contemptible is deserving contempt.

unscrupulous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Without scruples; immoral.
  • Contemptuous of what is right or honorable.

    • Antonyms

    * scrupulous * ethical * upstanding

    contemptible

    English

    Alternative forms

    * contemptable

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • deserving contempt
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=between 1812 and 1814 , author= , title= , chapter=1 , passage=Miss Ward’s match, indeed, when it came to the point, was not contemptible : Sir Thomas being happily able to give his friend an income in the living of Mansfield...}}

    Synonyms

    * despicable