Moral synonyms
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Part of speech:
Conforming to fact or logic; true, accurate, right, or free from errors
Consistent with honor or good name:
Tenets of a religion can also be considered to be a code of ethics.
Having principles, as of conduct
Acting in a just, upright manner; doing what is right; virtuous
Fairly good; acceptable; satisfactory:
unscrupulous (antonym)
Extremely careful to do the precisely right, proper, or correct thing in every last detail; most punctilious
The definition of proper is appropriate or obeying manners and standards.
Marked by or displaying integrity; upright:
Sane, clear thinking.
Refined, cultured, particularly civilized.
Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as, laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambition.
Having sufficient worth; deserving:
Meriting praise; highly commendable.
showing integrity
Good or right in conduct or character
Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted; inflexibly just and upright.
Having or showing qualities of high moral character, such as courage, generosity, or honor:
Standing straight; erect
Of pleasing appearance; handsome.
Alternative form of above-board.
Careful to fulfill obligations.
Of or from God; divine
The definition of virtuous is someone or something who is moral.
The definition of chaste is something that does not involve sexual intercourse or someone who does not engage in sexual intercourse.
(Medicine) Teaching from textbooks rather than laboratory demonstration and clinical application.
Moralizing
moralistic
Of moralism or moralists
The definition of preachy is someone who likes to excessively teach moral lessons.
Moralizing
Giving or containing monition; admonishing
Characterized by sanctimony:
Sanctimonious or self-righteous to an annoying degree; priggish
immoral (antonym)
Contrary to established moral principles.
dishonest (antonym)
Disposed to lie, cheat, defraud, or deceive.
reliable (related)
(Signal processing, of a communication protocol) Such that either a sent packet will reach its destination, even if it requires retransmission, or the sender will be told that it didn't
upright (related)
Honest and just; honorable
innocent (related)
Lacking, deprived, or devoid of something:
Having accountability (individuals have accountability); answerable.
Good or right in conduct or character
Of, relating to, or containing allegory
Likely to happen or to be true:
Extremely or excessively strict in matters of morals and religion
sabbatarian
Of the Sabbath and its observance
sermonic
Of or pertaining to sermons
The definition of an allegory is a story in which people, things or happenings have a symbolic meaning.
(Philosophy) A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
The essential function or nature of a thing.
The definition of an ethic is a rule of moral behavior.
(Philosophy) The study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
Containing nothing inappropriate or extraneous:
The definition of responsible is being the person thing that caused something to happen.
The definition of a homily is a religious sermon or speech that is intended to provide spiritual education, or any moral lessons that are being imparted, especially when being imparted or taught in a tedious way.
The definition of a message is a short communication sent from one person to another or the central theme or idea of a communication.
The accepted traditional customs and usages of a particular social group.
piosity
An exaggerated display of piety.
The definition of a point is a sharp end or part of an argument.
Proverbs is a book of the Bible that contains truths or words of wisdom from Solomon and other wise Israelis, or general sayings which are considered wise.
rigorism
Strictness (in interpreting or enforcing a rule)
A statement that is obviously true or that is often presented as true:
zeitgeist
The spirit of the age; trend of thought and feeling in a period
To inform or remind, by way of a warning
To lecture is defined as to deliver a speech or to talk to someone about why he or she was wrong.
To think, write, or speak about matters of right and wrong, often in a self-righteous or tedious way
licentious (antonym)
Morally unrestrained, esp. in sexual activity; lascivious
corrupt (antonym)
The definition of corrupt is dishonest or deteriorated.
vile (antonym)
Unpleasant or objectionable:
evil (antonym)
Characterized by anger or spite; malicious:
sinful (antonym)
Containing or consisting in sin; contrary to the will of a god, goddess, gods and/or goddesses.
amoral (antonym)
Not to be judged by criteria of morality; neither moral nor immoral
unprincipled (antonym)
Lacking principles or moral scruples; unscrupulous:
In or into a satisfactory state or condition:
Held or owned by just or proper claim:
Morally or intellectually superior.
Used in plural: ethic
A rule or habit of conduct with regard to right and wrong or a body of such rules and habits.
The state, quality, or manner of being ethical.
teach (related)
Teaching morality
high (related)
Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively large number of sound-wave cycles per second:
meaning (related)
A sense of importance or purpose:
Worthy of trust; dependable; reliable
Conscientious is defined as acting in a way that is very thorough and careful.
Of moderately good quality:
Consistently telling the truth; honest.
Of, relating to, resembling, or befitting a saint.
(Rhetoric) use of fable to persuade the audience
Synonym Study
- Righteous implies being morally blameless or justifiable righteous anger
- Virtuous implies a morally excellent character, connoting integrity, self-discipline, or often, specif., chastity
- Ethical implies conformity with an elaborated, ideal code of moral principles, sometimes, specif., with the code of a particular profession an ethical lawyer
- Moral implies conformity with generally accepted standards of goodness or rightness in conduct or character, sometimes, specif., in sexual conduct a moral person
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