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moralistic
[mawr-uh-list, mor-] 
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ethical
[eth-i-kuhl]
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | moral, righteous |
| Synonyms: | Christian, clean, conscientious, correct, decent, elevated, equitable, fair, fitting, good, high-principled, honest, honorable, humane, just, kosher*, moralistic, noble, principled, proper, respectable, right, right-minded, square, straight, true blue, upright, upstanding, virtuous |
| Antonyms: | corrupt, dishonest, immoral, improper, unethical, unjust, unrighteous |
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| Main Entry: | moral |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ethical, honest |
| Synonyms: | aboveboard, blameless, chaste, conscientious, correct, courteous, decent, decorous, dutiful, elevated, exemplary, good, high-minded, honorable, immaculate, incorruptible, innocent, just, kindly, kosher*, laudable, meet, meritorious, modest, moralistic, noble, praiseworthy, principled, proper, pure, respectable, right, righteous, saintly, salt of the earth, scrupulous, seemly, square, straight, true-blue, trustworthy, truthful, upright, upstanding, virtuous, worthy |
| Notes: | moral (noun) means the lesson or principle of a story or event - (adjective) relating to lessons or principles of right and wrong; morale is a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose or the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed |
| Antonyms: | amoral, bad, corrupt, dishonest, evil, immoral, sinful, unethical, unprincipled, vile |
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| Main Entry: | rightful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | legitimate |
| Synonyms: | applicable, appropriate, apt, authorized, befitting, bona fide, canonical, card-carrying, condign, deserved, due, ethical, fair, fit, fitting, holding water, honest, just, kosher*, lawful, legal, legit, merited, moral, moralistic, noble, official, on the level, on the up and up, orthodox, permitted, principled, proper, real, requisite, right, right-minded, suitable, true, twenty-four carat, valid, virtuous |
| Antonyms: | illegal, illegitimate, incorrect, wrongful |
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| Main Entry: | virtuous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | good, ethical; innocent |
| Synonyms: | blameless, celibate, chaste, clean-living, effective, effectual, efficient, excellent, exemplary, faithful, guiltless, high-principled, honest, honorable, in the clear, incorruptible, inculpable, irreprehensible, kosher*, legit, moral, moralistic, noble, on the level, on the up and up, praiseworthy, principled, pure, regular, right-minded, righteous, spotless, straight, true-blue, unsullied, untainted, untarnished, up front, upright, wholesome, without reproach, worthy |
| Antonyms: | bad, sinful, unethical, vile, wicked |
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| Main Entry: | sententious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concise |
| Synonyms: | abounding, aphoristic, brief, epigrammatic, laconic, meaningful, moralistic, pithy, pompous, pretentious, short, terse |
| Main Entry: | Pecksniffian |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hypocritical |
| Synonyms: | affected, artificial, assuming, bland, canting, captious, caviling, deceptive, deluding, dissembling, double, double-dealing, duplicitous, faithless, false, feigning, fishy, fraudulent, glib, hollow, insincere, jivey, left-handed, lying, moralistic, oily, pharisaic, pharisaical, phony*, pietistic, pious, sanctimonious, self-righteous, smooth*, smooth-spoken, smooth-tongued, snide, specious, spurious, two-faced, unctuous, unnatural, unreliable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pharisaic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hypocritical |
| Synonyms: | Pecksniffian, affected, artificial, assuming, bland, canting, captious, caviling, deceptive, deluding, dissembling, double, double-dealing, duplicitous, faithless, false, feigning, fishy, fraudulent, glib, hollow, insincere, jivey, left-handed, lying, moralistic, oily, pharisaical, phony*, pietistic, pious, sanctimonious, self-righteous, smooth*, smooth-spoken, smooth-tongued, snide, specious, spurious, two-faced, unctuous, unnatural, unreliable |
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| Main Entry: | pharisaical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hypocritical |
| Synonyms: | Pecksniffian, affected, artificial, assuming, bland, canting, captious, caviling, deceptive, deluding, dissembling, double, double-dealing, duplicitous, faithless, false, feigning, fishy, fraudulent, glib, hollow, insincere, jivey, left-handed, lying, moralistic, oily, pharisaic, phony*, pietistic, pious, sanctimonious, self-righteous, smooth*, smooth-spoken, smooth-tongued, snide, specious, spurious, two-faced, unctuous, unnatural, unreliable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | principled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ethical |
| Synonyms: | clean, conscientious, correct, decent, elevated, equitable, fair, fitting, good, high-principled, honest, honorable, humane, just, kosher*, moral, moralistic, noble, proper, respectable, right, right-minded, righteous, rightful, square, straight, true blue, upright, upstanding, virtuous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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