virtues

NOUN

honor, integrity

Synonyms

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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

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disadvantage dishonesty evil imperfection meanness

STRONG

disbelief disregard disrespect unfairness wildness

WEAK

dishonor immorality vice

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virtues

Apple under Tim Cook’s leadership has illustrated the virtues of sticking to one’s knitting.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026

The Congolese proverb little by little, grow the bananas emphasises the virtues of patience and steady progress.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

A Forrest Gump of a tale, “Theo of Golden” extols the virtues of close observation, deep conversation and offline connection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

And it’s that type of refreshing, radical earnestness that inspires a deeper conversation about the film’s many virtues.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

So as knowledge ceases to be a question of Evidence-Perspicuity and becomes a question of Evidence-Indices a whole new set of intellectual virtues are demanded of the knower.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton