virtues

NOUN

honor, integrity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advantage character ethic excellence faith generosity goodness ideal kindness love merit morality purity quality rectitude righteousness value

STRONG

asset charity chastity consideration credit faithfulness fineness fortitude high-mindedness hope incorruptibility innocence justice plus probity prudence respectability temper temperance trustworthiness uprightness worth worthiness

WEAK

ethicality ethicalness good point

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disadvantage dishonesty evil imperfection meanness

STRONG

disbelief disregard disrespect unfairness wildness

WEAK

dishonor immorality vice

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virtues

Too much about this deal is hidden, and too much is claimed for its virtues than it could plausibly deserve.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

There comes a time when one extols cinema’s virtues so fiercely that it feels like posturing.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026

Tsulaia himself was part of a delegation last year that went to Washington to push the virtues of better Georgian-U.S. ties with lawmakers and administration officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

In “Buddenbrooks,” Thomas Mann depicted succeeding generations living comfortably on inherited wealth while progressively losing the hard bourgeois virtues that created it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

I won’t attempt to assemble his many achievements and virtues here.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger