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as in morality
conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong
encouraged the graduates to go on to live lives of unimpeachable rectitude and integrity
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as in integrity
faithfulness to high moral standards
has a finely honed sense of rectitude that keeps him from cheating on exams
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Recent Examples of rectitude
Indeed, comprehensive independent police auditing would help ensure, not harm, the rectitude of police investigations.
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Mercury News Editorial, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Jang Won-seok, a veteran film producer and CEO of production studio BA Entertainment, says local movie stars’ only option is to toe a line of total moral rectitude.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
After a brief honeymoon period over the summer, when Harris mocked Trump instead of denouncing him, the campaign gave way to a more familiar Democratic posture of ethical rectitude enlivened by flutters of hysteria.
—Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Blindly believing in his own rectitude, Putin may resort to nuclear weapons if events in Ukraine continue to confound his ambitions.
—Tatiana Stanovaya, Foreign Affairs, 6 Oct. 2022
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Mercury News Editorial, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Jang Won-seok, a veteran film producer and CEO of production studio BA Entertainment, says local movie stars’ only option is to toe a line of total moral rectitude.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
After a brief honeymoon period over the summer, when Harris mocked Trump instead of denouncing him, the campaign gave way to a more familiar Democratic posture of ethical rectitude enlivened by flutters of hysteria.
—Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Blindly believing in his own rectitude, Putin may resort to nuclear weapons if events in Ukraine continue to confound his ambitions.
—Tatiana Stanovaya, Foreign Affairs, 6 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectitude
Noun
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Spare us the lesson in morality on peace if your goal is escalation.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Shakur being remembered as a pillar of morality, beauty, and justice that was still, at the end of the day, human with her own emotions, and beauty routines, makes her impact everlastingly powerful.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Every question written by him, every edit handled with care, every detail rooted in integrity.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
30 Sep. 2025
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Ella McCarthy,
Arkansas Online,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Growing longer, healthier hair takes a lot of patience—a virtue that clashes with social media’s instant gratification itch.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
2 Oct. 2025
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In his mind, the army was not a caste apart but an instrument of the republic – an arena in which self-command and civic virtue were tested.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What if leadership looked less like certainty — and more like honesty?—
Rochelle Ratkaj,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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Over nearly three decades, Baumbach has built a career chronicling families in crisis and artists at the crossroads, his films combining biting wit with an unflinching emotional honesty.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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There are few people in human history whose last names alone are sufficient to conjure up kindness, goodness, wisdom, grace—Mandela, Gandhi, King, Lincoln.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Any starchy side to soak up all the goodness!—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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Nonetheless, commonplace platitudes about honor and bravery take precedence over the feminist undertones Wyatt may aspire to.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, state lawmakers in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Illinois moved to establish state holidays in Kirk’s honor, while proposals in Arizona and Florida would rename highways after him.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Rectitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectitude. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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