If you describe someone as amoral, you do not like the way they behave because they do not seem to care whether what they do is right or wrong.
[disapproval]
I strongly disagree with this amoral approach to politics.
The film was violent and amoral.
Synonyms: unethical, nonmoral, unvirtuous More Synonyms of amoral
amorality (eɪmərælɪti)uncountable noun
Anita envied her sister's amorality and contempt for public opinion.
amoral in British English
(eɪˈmɒrəl)
adjective
1.
having no moral quality; nonmoral
2.
without moral standards or principles
▶ USAGE Amoral is often wrongly used where immoral is meant. Immoral is properly used to talk about the breaking of moral rules, amoral about people who have no moral code or about places or situations where moral considerationsdo not apply
Derived forms
amorality (ˌeɪmɒˈrælɪtɪ)
noun
amorally (aˈmorally)
adverb
amoral in American English
(eɪˈmɔrəl)
adjective
1.
not to be judged by criteria of morality; neither moral nor immoral
2.
without moral sense or principles; incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong
Derived forms
amorality (ˌamoˈrality) (ˌeɪməˈræləti)
noun
amorally (aˈmorally)
adverb
Examples of 'amoral' in a sentence
amoral
This respect for privacy appears to some to be a rather amoral attitude.
Fitch, Noel Riley Hemingway in Paris - Parisian walks for the literary traveller (1989)
We need to send out a message that we do have standards and we are not an amoral society.
The Sun (2007)
He offers no excuses for his amoral characters, just explanations.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
(adjective)
Definition
without moral standards or principles
The film was violent and amoral.
Synonyms
unethical
nonmoral
unvirtuous
Usage note
Amoral is sometimes confused with immoral. The a- at the beginning of the word means `without' or `lacking', so the word is properly used of people who have no moral code, or about places or situations where moral considerations do not apply: the film was violent and amoral. In contrast immoral should be used to talk about the breaking of moral rules, as in: I think that cheating is immoral.