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How does the noun integrity contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of integrity are honesty, honor, and probity. While all these words mean "uprightness of character or action," integrity implies trustworthiness and incorruptibility to a degree that one is incapable of being false to a trust, responsibility, or pledge.

When is it sensible to use honesty instead of integrity?

Although the words honesty and integrity have much in common, honesty implies a refusal to lie, steal, or deceive in any way.

When can honor be used instead of integrity?

The words honor and integrity are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, honor suggests an active or anxious regard for the standards of one's profession, calling, or position.

When would probity be a good substitute for integrity?

While the synonyms probity and integrity are close in meaning, probity implies tried and proven honesty or integrity.

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of integrity Moisture is key, along with gentle detangling methods and protective styling choices that preserve the integrity of the hair. Kat Merck, Wired News, 12 Aug. 2025 The firing raised concerns about the future accuracy and integrity of the nation’s job numbers. Zac Anderson, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025 Sweet has learned how to run a team, walk with integrity and practice patience. Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025 As China’s economic strategy increasingly challenged the integrity of a trading system designed to promote integration and interdependence, Washington grew skeptical of the system itself. Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for integrity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for integrity
Noun
  • But the movie adds nothing distinctive regarding the psychology or the morality of violence.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Specifically saying these white, thin, traditionally feminine bodies are not just aspirational but symbols of morality, tradition, purity.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The bravest thing a leader can do right now is say what needs to be said – with specificity, honesty, and focus.
    Lisa Bodell, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Ian told Newsweek about his experience of the situation, and his thoughts on honesty within the tricky terrain of online dating.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Graveside service and honors will take place on Aug. 22 at Woodville Cemetery in Hancock at 11 a.m.
    Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • This award pays tribute to the late Virgil Abloh’s enduring impact and honors individuals who champion culture, community and innovation while embodying his unmatched spirit and brilliance.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • And both the book and the film offered historically nonsensical versions of the Klan as an honorable and chivalrous group fighting for social justice and the virtue of white womanhood.
    Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2025
  • That might sound sadistic; indeed, sadism is something of a Hitchcockian virtue.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • However, this kind of design must have policy clarity and is not without its reliability risks. 3.
    Diganta Sengupta, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • And the Omni promises to graph particle size with more reliability than previous attempts at home analyzers.
    Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Two buttery and crunchy layers hold in all the goodness of the jammy blueberry and lemon duo.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Someone who believed in the innate goodness of people who posted comments on the internet.
    Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The internet is ablaze with Reddit forums, magazine articles and blog posts detailing why main character Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) is the worst and how the writers disrespected the original.
    Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Chiesa has emerged as a bit of a cult character at Liverpool.
    Simon Hughes, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Combined with the sincerity onscreen, this style of filmmaking was the opposite of anything coming from Hollywood, with its stoic action stars and ironic approach to both narrative and emotion.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025
  • More than ever, the show seems to be challenging the world around it to meet the sincerity of its passion.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025

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“Integrity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/integrity. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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