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purity

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of purity

the quality or state of being morally pure
  • struggling to live a life of purity while surrounded by wickedness
Synonyms of purity

chasteness, chastity, immaculacy, innocence, modesty
Words Related to purity

goodness, righteousness, virtue, virtuousness

morality, probity, rectitude

decency, decorum, propriety, seemliness
Near Antonyms of purity

badness, evil, sinfulness, unrighteousness, wickedness

impropriety, indecency, vulgarity
Antonyms of purity

immodesty, impurity, unchasteness, unchastity

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