INCORRUPTIBILITY Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

incorruptibility

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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

Georgia Bedell contends that the Planning and Zoning Commission last winter didn’t do a meaningful review of the effect on air quality, water contamination nor the integrity of the nearby aquifer.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
Emotional intelligence and leadership humility help executives to lead with integrity and accountability, which fosters a culture of respect and continuous improvement.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 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

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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

Also known as the money plant or honesty, lunaria (Lunaria annua) is an intriguing biennial that produces clusters of purple flowers during the first year of growth and silver, paper-like seed pods the second year, then dies.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2026
The honesty and objectivity of Stars and Stripes can’t be overemphasized.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026

Definition of honesty

Noun

Eco-friendly process Once activated, the unsorted plastic soup degrades beautifully inside a single reactor, pumping out hydrogen gas with a purity level exceeding 90 percent.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
There’s something there with this young guy, who’s concerned about purity that remains true now, which is that people think things are phony.

— Adam Messinger, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

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