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chastity

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of chastity

1 the quality or state of being morally pure

  • a saint who is often held up as a model of chastity
Synonyms of chastity

chasteness, immaculacy, innocence, modesty, purity
Words Related to chastity

goodness, righteousness, virtue, virtuousness

morality, probity, rectitude

decency, decorum, propriety, seemliness
Near Antonyms of chastity

badness, evil, sinfulness, unrighteousness, wickedness

impropriety, indecency, vulgarity
Antonyms of chastity

immodesty, impurity, unchasteness, unchastity

2 abstention from sexual intercourse

  • vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
Synonyms of chastity

abstinence, celibacy, chasteness, continence
Words Related to chastity

modesty, purity

honor, innocence, virginity, virtue
Near Antonyms of chastity

debauchery, lechery, licentiousness, venery, wenching, whoring

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