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Synonyms for moral

33 synonyms
15 antonyms
3 meanings

adjective
noun

Most common

religious righteous godly virtuous mental didactic moralistic

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Righteous — conforming to a given standard of right behaviour

righteous, virtuous, religious, right, godly, proper, pious, noble, just, scrupulous, honest, worthy, decent, chaste, incorruptible, acceptable, clean, appropriate, decorous, upright, courteous, mannerly

2. Ethical — of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially conforming to principles of rectitude

Other

moralistic, mental, didactic, dutiful, virtual dated

Noun

1. Ethics — moral practices or teachings, modes of conduct

Other

lesson, message

Antonyms

physical, immoral, wrong

All antonyms of moral →

Definitions

adj. 1
Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially conforming to principles of rectitude.
moral judgments; a moral poem
adj. 2
Conforming to a given standard of right behaviour.
n. 1
Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.
a candidate with strong morals

Related words

Phrases: moral philosophy moral compass moral sense moral nihilism moral turpitude moral system moral arithmetic moral duty

Forms

Plural: morals → lessons, messages…

Example sentences

religious He was not a political figure but a religious one.
righteous A good Muslim strives to be good and righteous.
godly Methinks he is not godly enough.
virtuous A virtuous person doesn't lie, cheat, or steal.
mental His mental level is higher than the average boy's.
didactic Mistakes have great didactic value.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
moral		rising
religious		rising
righteous		rising
godly		rising
virtuous		rising
mental		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: just¹, good¹
5 letters: right¹, clean¹, noble², godly², pious², mores²
6 letters: mental², proper², honest², lesson², decent², worthy², ethics², chaste¹
7 letters: message², virtual³, ethical³, upright², dutiful³
8 letters: virtuous³, didactic³, decorous³, mannerly
9 letters: religious³, righteous², courteous³
10 letters: acceptable⁴, scrupulous³, moralistic⁴
11 letters: appropriate⁴
13 letters: incorruptible

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (noble² = 2 syllables).