 | Amoral | Immoral |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lacking a moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something. | not conforming to accepted standards of morality. |
| Synonyms | Unprincipled, unscrupulous | Unethical, corrupt, depraved |
| Nuance | Amoral describes a person with no moral compass, with no consideration of -- or opinion of -- what is wright or wrong. | Immoral describes a person who knows the difference between right and wrong and yet chooses to do the wrong thing. |
| Part of speech | adjective | adjective |
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