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goodness

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Synonyms & Antonyms of goodness

conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong

a person of such unaffected goodness that his friends were inspired to lead better lives

Synonyms for goodness

character,
decency,
honesty,
integrity,
morality,
probity,
rectitude,
righteousness,
rightness,
uprightness,
virtue,
virtuousness

Words Related to goodness

high-mindedness,
honor,
incorruptibility,
irreproachability,
irreproachableness,
right-mindedness,
scrupulosity,
scrupulousness

appropriateness,
correctness,
decorousness,
decorum,
etiquette,
fitness,
propriety,
seemliness

ethics,
morals

Near Antonyms for goodness

impropriety,
indecency,
indecorum,
indiscretion

debauchery,
degeneracy,
degradation,
depravity,
perversion,
pervertedness,
sinfulness

crookedness,
dishonesty,
underhandedness,
unscrupulousness

lowness,
meanness,
viciousness,
vileness

corruption

Antonyms for goodness

badness,
evil,
evildoing,
immorality,
iniquity,
sin,
villainy,
wickedness

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“Goodness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goodness. Accessed 17 Jan. 2022.

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The first known use of goodness was before the 12th century

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