Someone who is unscrupulous lacks morals.
Unscrupulous is an adjective used to describe the individual who has no scruples . It is also used to refer to what is done or expressed without scruples.
To know what the notion of unscrupulous refers to, therefore, it is essential to know the definition of scrupulous . This is the name given to suspicion or hesitation of conscience regarding whether something is positive from a moral perspective.
He who acts without scruples, then, does not have those reservations . In this way he incurs moral faults since he does not contemplate any limits on his actions.
Behavior of someone unscrupulous
Usually someone who is unscrupulous focuses on achieving their goals, without caring about the means used or the resources used . Take the case of an unscrupulous businessman who only wants to make money . This man is capable of polluting the environment and exploiting his employees to maximize his profits: he is not interested in the consequences of his actions.
Criminals are always unscrupulous because committing crimes is immoral. But there are certain types of crimes that generate greater indignation in society. A thief who takes advantage of an elderly person to deceive him and steal all his savings is likely to be defined as unscrupulous. A scrupulous individual would not attack an innocent person who, due to their advanced age, is very vulnerable.
It is possible, however, for someone to be unscrupulous without breaking the law . A subject can progress at the work level by ratting out his colleagues, flattering his bosses and fomenting divisions and internal conflicts with lies: this worker is unscrupulous, but not a criminal.
Obtaining money through crime is an unscrupulous act.
The concept in everyday life
This term is not used very often in everyday speech, although this does not mean that most people do not understand its meaning; On the contrary, the reality is that in popular language we usually refer to people who harm us or who behave unfairly with vulgar qualifiers, which are made up of words or expressions of regional scope.
An unscrupulous person who commits a crime like the one mentioned above when we talk about elder abuse, for example, generates a lot of anger in the population, which is why when referring to him in an informal environment, "nice" terms are not used, but offensive. In the news and in the written press, on the other hand, decorum is necessary when communicating the news of such crimes.
Synonyms of unscrupulous
Below we will make a list with some of the most common synonyms of the term unscrupulous , in an attempt to study certain vertices of its meaning that may go unnoticed at first glance: freeloader, opportunist, careerist, upstart, ambitious, selfish , climber, careless, materialistic and sloppy .
As we can notice, there are clear differences between some of the synonyms. On the one hand we have those who refer to that unscrupulous quality that leads him to pursue his goals regardless of the consequences for those around him: words like opportunist or careerist are clear examples of this type of behavior in life.
On the other hand, there are terms that focus on the inaccurate or lacking rigor of fulfilling obligations: someone who is unscrupulous can also be described as careless or, in certain Spanish-speaking regions, botched . With respect to the word materialist , which the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy defines as someone who worries excessively about material goods, we can say that it is usually one of the characteristics of the unscrupulous: he goes after money and economic well-being without Stop to reflect on your decisions. An upstart , on the other hand, is someone who exhibits excessive pretensions as soon as he or she arrives at a company, for example.