INCORRUPTIBILITY Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

incorruptibility

noun

Definition of incorruptibility

as in goodness

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Recent Examples of incorruptibility Building a reputation for trustworthiness and fairness through transparent actions and accountability also helps reinforce one’s incorruptibility. — Nancy Pulciano, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2026 While critics say these changes are merely cosmetic, many ordinary Bangladeshis have been sold on the veneer of incorruptibility that comes from a theological under-pinning. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Jan. 2026

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Noun

Banana Bread Cereal Treats bind the two desserts with buttery, marshmallow goodness.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
All this sonic goodness comes from discreet open-ear speakers built right into your frames.

— Stephanie Barnes, PC Magazine, 13 July 2026

Definition of goodness

Noun

All three companies tapped into a zeitgeist, but appear to have forgotten that products have to offer consumers more than a feeling of virtuousness to build an enduring business.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 23 May 2026
Virtue ethics, attributed to Aristotle, focuses on which character traits make one a good person, such as emulating virtuousness embodied by role models.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026

Definition of virtuousness

Noun

On the subject of integrity, Michael Stewart’s Paris Couture debut created a little fizz in the fashion world.

— Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
The other side of the coin here is those who only want to question the integrity of the country, or only want to enumerate its deals with the devil, that’s not healthy either.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026

Definition of integrity

Noun

The genus name nods to Sir Galahad, the Arthurian knight known for his moral uprightness, reflecting the animal’s upright stance.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
The genus name references Sir Galahad, the Arthurian knight known for his moral uprightness, reflecting the animal’s upright stance — a posture that set it apart from its modern, sprawling relatives.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026

Definition of uprightness

Noun

What tendrils of righteousness, revenge, crime, and punishment tie these people together?

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026
The story does not flinch from the realities of segregation, including the violence that the family faced moving into white neighborhoods in Fort Worth in the 1950s, but there is more hope than fear, more faith in the power of righteousness to defeat injustice, in its pages.

— Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

Definition of righteousness

Noun

Neill was a performer whose bone-deep decency shone through his work and was amplified in later years by a social-media presence that featured him reminiscing about his career or hanging out with animals on his farm, or maybe cuddling a duck.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 July 2026
The message of the Corcoran cancellation was that crossing some undefined line of decency gave the government license to come after you.

— Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Definition of decency

Noun

But precious metals held within IRAs must meet IRS purity requirements and be held in qualified depositories.

— Javier Simon, USA Today, 11 July 2026
When Hillary Clinton was a candidate and there were all these Bernie bros who were, again, angry about sort of the need for ideological purity.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

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