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Machiavellian

adjective

ˌma-kē-ə-ˈve-lē-ən How to pronounce Machiavellian (audio)
Definition of Machiavelliannext
as in immoral
not guided by or showing a concern for what is right yet another tale of a power-mad dictator with a Machiavellian plan to take over the world

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Machiavellian
  1. immoral
  2. ruthless
  3. corrupt
  4. unscrupulous
  5. unprincipled
Adjective
  • Our state and local leaders are the last defense against unconstitutional and immoral federal policies.
    Murad Awawdeh, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
  • This is perhaps the most immoral aspect of watching members of Congress downplay the impact of melting polar caps or having presidential debates in which the topic of global warming is handled like an afterthought.
    LZ Granderson, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of immoral
Adjective
  • But on the other hand, the data so far suggests that Wolves have a ruthless finisher on their hands.
    Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The headhunter without ethics is really the ruthless Kim Hye-jin, played by Park Bo-kyung.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of ruthless
Adjective
  • His first 2016 term was derailed by COVID, but after four years of failure by the corrupt Biden administration, President Trump's 2024 win was a victory by a diverse and broad coalition of Americans.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Shin Ha-kyun’s deadpan performance as a supernaturally gifted corporate fraud investigator sets the tone for this unusual procedural, which follows an auditing team at the deeply corrupt JU Construction firm.
    Simon Abrams, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of corrupt
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, unscrupulous vendors avoid inspections and zoning laws, often preparing food in unsanitary apartments or closed restaurants.
    John Murn, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Some unscrupulous authors are using artificial intelligence to game the system, Heffner says.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of unscrupulous
Adjective
  • Objective voters who watched the recent documentary about Lev Parnas, once a Trump ally, should fear a redux of a Cabinet running the government for an angry, unhinged, unprincipled man.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2024
  • All of this coincided with a period of unprincipled practices in the media.
    Meg Walters, Glamour, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of unprincipled
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“Machiavellian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Machiavellian. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.

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