criteria

[krahy-teer-ee-uh] / kraɪˈtɪər i ə /

NOUN

ethics

Synonyms

STRONG

belief conduct conscience convention conventionalities decency ethos goodness honesty honor ideal imperative integrity morality mores nature practice principles standard standards value

WEAK

moral code natural law

Antonyms

STRONG

corruption disgrace dishonesty dishonor evil immorality indecency

NOUN

ethics/ethic

Synonyms

WEAK

belief conduct conscience convention conventionalities decency ethos goodness honesty honor ideal imperative integrity moral code morality mores natural law nature practice principles right and wrong rules of conduct standard standards the Golden Rule

Antonyms

WEAK

corruption immorality

NOUN

rightfulness

Synonyms

STRONG

belief conduct conscience convention conventionalities decency ethic ethos goodness honesty honor ideal imperative integrity morality mores nature practice principles propriety righteousness rightness standard standards value

WEAK

ethicality ethicalness moral code natural law

Antonyms

STRONG

corruption disgrace dishonesty dishonor evil immorality impropriety indecency wrong

NOUN

rightness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

goodness righteousness

STRONG

belief conduct conscience convention conventionalities decency ethic ethos honesty honor ideal imperative integrity morality mores nature practice principles propriety rightfulness standard standards value

WEAK

ethicality ethicalness moral code natural law

Antonyms

STRONG

corruption disgrace dishonesty dishonor immorality impropriety wrong

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The senators weren’t able to share the actual criteria for the strikes, but they did confirm this was not among them.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

Morgan Stanley identified 16 large-cap companies, including Centene, Deckers, and Airbnb, meeting specific cash and free cash flow criteria.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Rules evolve, eligibility criteria change, rebalancing schedules shift and the IPO process gets revised.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

So to avoid a splurge of festival fashion/dad on school run at the first sign of summer, this is the criteria: no more than one shirt per World Cup, and one per country.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The Chryse site seemed to satisfy all safety criteria.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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