Synonyms of morality

morality

noun

mə-ˈra-lə-tē 

1

as in virtue

conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong

given his reputation for unswerving morality, scandal of any kind would wreck his political career

Synonyms & Similar Words

• virtue
• integrity
• honesty
• goodness
• morals
• ethics
• character
• rightness
• decency
• righteousness
• rectitude
• honor
• uprightness
• probity
• virtuousness
• etiquette
• fitness
• incorruptibility
• appropriateness
• decorum
• correctness
• propriety
• scrupulousness
• high-mindedness
• scrupulosity
• right-mindedness
• irreproachability
• seemliness
• irreproachableness
• decorousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• evil
• immorality
• sin
• wickedness
• badness
• villainy
• iniquity
• degradation
• indecency
• perversion
• evildoing
• impropriety
• sinfulness
• depravity
• indiscretion
• degeneracy
• indecorum
• debauchery
• dishonesty
• unscrupulousness
• crookedness
• corruption
• meanness
• vileness
• viciousness
• lowness
• pervertedness
• underhandedness

2

as in principles

the code of good conduct for an individual or group

the morality that members of the Mafia are expected to adhere to—or suffer the consequences

Synonyms & Similar Words

• principles
• norms
• morals
• ethics
• standards
• values
• ethos
• beliefs
• manners
• customs
• etiquette
• dictates
• mores
• faith
• tenets
• dogma

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of morality

The Sopranos, Mad Men, Breaking Bad — these were dramas about institutions, morality, and power, all told through the highest cinematic craft. — Henry Metz, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

The McLuhanite in me wants to stick to the first interpretation, in which the apparent shift in shame is a matter of morality getting funnelled through a new medium. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026

Swift was born into the Anglo-Irish Protestant elite, and the text satires both the callousness of his class and a then-ascendant approach to morality and politics that held that all aspects of life could be cooked down to a pure numerical value. — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Questions around isolation, human connection and morality drive Bunker, as does an authentic wife-and-husband performance from the Spanish A-listers. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026