righteously

ADVERB

justly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accurately correctly decently duly equally equitably honestly honorably impartially lawfully legally legitimately properly reasonably rightfully rightly

WEAK

befittingly beneficently benevolently benignly candidly charitably decorously duteously dutifully evenhandedly fitly fittingly frankly helpfully moderately nicely piously respectably straightforwardly temperately tolerantly unreservedly uprightly virtuously well

Antonyms

STRONGEST

wrongly

WEAK

unfairly unjustly

ADVERB

morally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

properly scrupulously

WEAK

appropriately conscientiously decently fairly honestly honorably justly laudably respectably trustworthily truthfully uprightly

Antonyms

WEAK

dishonorably worthlessly wrongly

ADVERB

right

Synonyms

STRONG

decently properly

WEAK

conscientiously dispassionately equitably ethically evenly honestly honorably impartially lawfully legitimately morally objectively reliably sincerely squarely virtuously without bias without prejudice

Antonyms

WEAK

inaccurately inappropriately incorrectly indirectly unfairly unjustly unsuitably wrongly

ADVERB

truly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolutely actually definitely exactly genuinely honestly legitimately positively rightly sincerely surely very

WEAK

accurately authentically beyond doubt beyond question confirmedly constantly correctly de facto devotedly factually faithfully firmly honorably in actuality in fact in reality in truth loyally precisely reliably staunchly steadily truthfully unequivocally veraciously veritably with all one's heart with devotion without a doubt

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully questionably

WEAK

dubiously indefinite

Example Sentences

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He’s not wrong; people are righteously fed up.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

But the point is also made quite righteously that the resources behind sports betting, abetted by the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

His father, Simcha Goldin, hailed his son as a "Jewish warrior", while urging tearful mourners to "behave righteously and do not hate one another. That is Hadar's legacy."

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

“We will be vigorously and righteously defending against this false, pathetic lawsuit.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

A nasty letter or a sarcastic one can make you righteously angry, but what can you do about a polite letter of rejection?

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg

righteously

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