ETHICALLY Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

ethically

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Definition of ethically

as in morally

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Recent Examples of ethically Research consistently shows that around three in five UK consumers are prepared to pay more for premium and ethically sourced fashion, placing craftsmanship, authenticity and transparency ahead of fast-fashion volume. — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Training typically proceeds step by step, beginning with living ethically, then learning to focus the mind and finally gaining deeper understanding. — Ronald S. Green, The Conversation, 16 July 2026 Does the gods’ intervention mean that Odysseus is ethically justified for killing the suitors? — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026 Societies normalize uncompensated labor most effectively when the professionals involved feel ethically unable to refuse. — Sriman Swarup, STAT, 13 July 2026 Each was also made copyrightable, ethically, and collaboratively between Erwin and his team. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 7 July 2026 Indeed, humanity will likely merge with robots in meaningful and ethically confounding ways, according to Brin. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 July 2026 The team designs and produces its off-duty chic collections ethically in the US. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 June 2026

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Treating Israel’s military response and Hamas’ actions as morally equivalent—as the warrants effectively did—was a profound miscarriage of justice against a democracy fighting a defensive war under difficult urban conditions.

— Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Matt Damon plays Odysseus as a gruff, practical tactician, rather than an energetically inventive and morally dubious schemer.

— Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Definition of morally

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Linen and cotton, cooling garments, were too plebeian; the people posed nobly for street-style social-media accounts in leather jackets and low-slung jorts.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
Though not a direct spin-off, The Pitt inherited ER’s gritty realism, inclusion of real-world social issues, and portrayal of frontline health care workers as heroic, if flawed, people who nobly fight to save their patients amid chaotic circumstances.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Apr. 2026

Definition of nobly

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Any agreement or understanding between British and Romanian authorities would not legally bind the United States, which was not a party to it.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
The Supreme Judicial Court later concluded that the Attorney General’s summary was legally deficient because of the language her office inserted — and removed the question from the ballot.

— Robert Cordy, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026

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