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Unscrupulous vs Unprincipled - What's the difference?

unscrupulous | unprincipled |

As adjectives the difference between unscrupulous and unprincipled

is that unscrupulous is without scruples; immoral while unprincipled is lacking moral values.

unscrupulous

English

Adjective

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

    * scrupulous * ethical * upstanding

    unprincipled

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • lacking moral values
  • Synonyms

    *licentious, immoral

    References

    *Oxford English Dictionary