Synonyms for morality
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Rectitude — recognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to…
rectitude, virtue, decency, probity, righteousness, uprightness, goodness, right, virtuousness, honesty, propriety
2. Ethics — moral philosophy, the branch of philosophy which studies the grounds and nature of rightness, wrongness…
Definitions
- n. 1
Recognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to the rules of right conduct; the mental disposition or characteristic of behaving in a manner intended to produce morally good results.
- n. 2
Moral philosophy, the branch of philosophy which studies the grounds and nature of rightness, wrongness, good, and evil.
Related words
- Word family
- moral morale moralize moralism mores
- Phrases
- morality play morality police
Forms
- Plural
- moralities → rectitudes, virtues, decencies, probities…
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Morality is conformity to the moral law in action, whether in matters concerning ourselves or others, whether with or without right principle.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- virtue I was able to study abroad by virtue of the money.
- decency Tom didn't have the decency to admit he was wrong.
- probity Are you questioning Tom's probity?
- rectitude You're hardly a model of moral rectitude.
- mores Comedy reproves mores through laughter.
By length
- 5 letters
- right1, mores2
- 6 letters
- ethics2, virtue2, homily3
- 7 letters
- honesty3, decency3, probity3
- 8 letters
- goodness2
- 9 letters
- propriety4, rectitude3
- 11 letters
- uprightness
- 12 letters
- virtuousness
- 13 letters
- righteousness3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mores2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- moralité