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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  1. It seems that some unscrupulous elements had also jumped at the opportunity to fleece timestressed travellers by furtively offering `facilitation services` in exchange for extortive `fees`.
    Dawn Editorials — Airport mess — 2026-02-26
  2. But success will depend on the execution of regulatory oversight to weed out unscrupulous players.
    Dawn Editorials — Seed sector reform — 2025-12-30
  3. Then there is also the question of whether the entirety of the state`s efforts to prevent unscrupulous travellers from going abroad needs to be focused on immigration counters.
    Dawn Editorials — Offloaded travellers — 2025-12-19
  4. Unscrupulous developers routinely defraud citizens, while regulators, whose primary task is to protect the public, often look the other way or feign ignorance.
    Dawn Editorials — Society scrutiny — 2025-09-02
  5. 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.
    Dawn Editorials — Medicine shortage — 2025-08-30
Synonyms
unprincipled, unethical, immoral, amoral, conscienceless,

Antonyms
ethical, honest
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