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standards

NOUN

ethics

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belief conduct conscience convention conventionalities criteria decency ethos goodness honesty honor ideal imperative integrity morality mores nature practice principles standard value

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moral code natural law

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corruption disgrace dishonesty dishonor evil immorality indecency

NOUN

ethics/ethic

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belief conduct conscience convention conventionalities criteria decency ethos goodness honesty honor ideal imperative integrity moral code morality mores natural law nature practice principles right and wrong rules of conduct standard the Golden Rule

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WEAK

corruption immorality

NOUN

ideals

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ethics goals principles values

NOUN

moral code

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WEAK

code of conduct ethicalness good morals ideology moral philosophy morality morals principles values

NOUN

morality

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decency integrity justice morals philosophy principle probity purity rectitude righteousness virtue

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chastity conduct gentleness godliness goodness honor ideals incorruptibility incorruption manners mores principles rightness saintliness uprightness worthiness

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ethicality ethicalness good habits moral code

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dishonesty dishonor immorality indecency unethicalness unfairness

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amorality badness corruption evil sinfulness

NOUN

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attitude codes etiquette formalities manners morals policies practices principles protocol rites rituals routines rules

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established ways social conduct way of life

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bad manners

NOUN

religion

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church creed cult denomination doctrine morality myth mythology prayer ritual sect spirituality superstition theology

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communion devotion observance orthodoxy pietism piety preference religiosity rites sacrifice sanctification veneration

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higher power spiritual-mindedness

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fact reality truth

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carelessness neglect

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agnosticism atheism disbelief

NOUN

rightfulness

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STRONG

belief conduct conscience convention conventionalities criteria decency ethic ethos goodness honesty honor ideal imperative integrity morality mores nature practice principles propriety righteousness rightness standard value

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ethicality ethicalness moral code natural law

Antonyms

STRONG

corruption disgrace dishonesty dishonor evil immorality impropriety indecency wrong

NOUN

rightness

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STRONGEST

goodness righteousness

STRONG

belief conduct conscience convention conventionalities criteria decency ethic ethos honesty honor ideal imperative integrity morality mores nature practice principles propriety rightfulness standard value

WEAK

ethicality ethicalness moral code natural law

Antonyms

STRONG

corruption disgrace dishonesty dishonor immorality impropriety wrong

NOUN

values

Synonyms

STRONG

attitude beliefs character code conduct conscience ethics ideals integrity morals mores scruples

WEAK

sense of duty sense of honor

Antonyms

STRONG

immorality

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Kane, by his own standards, had a disappointing Euro 2024, looking so out of sorts there was a clamour for him to be replaced by Aston Villa's Watkins.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

By allowing its primary cinematic output to be devalued, Pixar sold off its imagination and lowered its artistic standards — a mistake the studio is still struggling to come back from.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

I find myself wishing teams and MLB would go back to enforcing traditional uniform standards.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

In February, the Food and Drug Administration found it failed to meet image-quality standards for mammograms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Fewer wars and better sanitation and medical practices meant higher living standards.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

standards

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