probity

Main Entry:
probity [proh-bi-tee, prob-i-]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fairness, honesty
Synonyms: equity, fidelity, goodness, honor, integrity, justice, morality, rectitude, righteousness, rightness, sincerity, trustworthiness, truthfulness, uprightness, virtue, worth
Antonyms: deceit, dishonesty, unfairness
Main Entry: candor
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: complete honesty
Synonyms: artlessness, directness, fairness, forthrightness, frankness, glasnost, guilelessness, honesty, impartiality, ingenuousness, naiveté, openness, outspokenness, probity, simplicity, sincerity, straightforwardness, truthfulness, unequivocalness, uprightness, veracity
Antonyms: artifice, deception, falsehood, guile, lying
Main Entry: good
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: morality
Synonyms: class, dignity, excellence, ideal, merit, prerogative, probity, quality, rectitude, right, righteousness, straight, uprightness, value, virtue, worth
Notes: using good as an adverb in place of well ("she dances real good," "he did good") is nonstandard usage - so, it would be best to say "she dances very well," "he did well"
well is an adverb to describe an activity; good is an adjective to describe a condition or state
Antonyms: evil, immorality, sin, wickedness
Main Entry: goodness
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: decency, excellence
Synonyms: advantage, beneficence, benefit, benevolence, ethicality, friendliness, generosity, good will, grace, graciousness, honesty, honor, humaneness, integrity, kindheartedness, kindliness, kindness, mercy, merit, morality, nourishment, obligingness, probity, quality, rectitude, righteousness, rightness, superiority, uprightness, value, virtue, wholesomeness, worth
Antonyms: evil, indecency, meanness, wickedness
Main Entry: honesty
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: truthfulness, candidness
Synonyms: bluntness, candor, confidence, conscientiousness, equity, evenhandedness, fairness, faithfulness, fidelity, frankness, genuineness, goodness, honor, impeccability, incorruptibility, integrity, justness, loyalty, morality, openness, outspokenness, plainness, principle, probity, rectitude, reputability, responsibility, right, scrupulousness, self-respect, sincerity, soundness, straightforwardness, straightness, trustiness, trustworthiness, uprightness, veracity, virtue
Antonyms: artifice, cheating, deceit, deception, dishonesty, duplicity, falsehood, fraud, fraudulence, lying, treachery
Main Entry: honor
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: integrity
Synonyms: character, chastity, courage, decency, fairness, goodness, honestness, honesty, incorruption, incorruptness, innocence, modesty, morality, morals, principles, probity, purity, rectitude, righteousness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, uprightness, virtue
Antonyms: blemish, disgrace, dishonor, ill repute, stigma
Main Entry: innocence
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: blamelessness
Synonyms: chastity, clean hands, clear conscience, guiltlessness, immaculateness, impeccability, incorruptibility, incorruption, inculpability, probity, purity, righteousness, sinlessness, stainlessness, uprightness, virtue
Antonyms: badness, blame, corruption, evil, guilt, sin
Main Entry: integrity
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: honor, uprightness
Synonyms: candor, forthrightness, goodness, honestness, honesty, honorableness, incorruptibility, incorruption, principle, probity, purity, rectitude, righteousness, sincerity, straightforwardness, virtue
Antonyms: corruption, disgrace, dishonesty, dishonor
Main Entry: loyalty
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: faithfulness, dependability
Synonyms: adherence, allegiance, ardor, attachment, bond, conscientiousness, constancy, devotedness, devotion, duty, earnestness, faith, fealty, fidelity, homage, honesty, honor, incorruptibility, integrity, inviolability, obedience, patriotism, probity, reliability, resolution, scrupulousness, sincerity, single-mindedness, singleness, staunchness, steadfastness, subjection, submission, support, tie, troth, trueheartedness, trueness, trustiness, trustworthiness, truth, truthfulness, uprightness, zeal
Antonyms: disloyalty, undependability, unfaithfulness
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