The unprincipled contractor used substandard materials to cut costs, jeopardizing the safety of the entire bridge project.
这个无原则的承包商使用不合格的材料来削减成本，危及了整个桥梁项目的安全。
Which choice best defines “unprincipled”?
C — Not having or showing moral principles. “unprincipled” means not having or showing moral principles.
Which word means “not having or showing moral principles”?
A — unprincipled. “unprincipled” means not having or showing moral principles.
unprincipled — not having or showing moral principles. In Chinese: 无原则的.
unprincipled is pronounced /ʌnˈprɪnsəpld/.
The unprincipled contractor used substandard materials to cut costs, jeopardizing the safety of the entire bridge project. (这个无原则的承包商使用不合格的材料来削减成本，危及了整个桥梁项目的安全。)
immoral, unscrupulous, dishonest — all close in meaning to unprincipled (not having or showing moral principles).
principled, ethical — each the opposite of unprincipled (not having or showing moral principles).
Yes. unprincipled is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.