Synonyms of righteousness

righteousness

noun

1

as in morality

conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong

the laws do not always dictate righteousness, for what is legal is not always moral

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in integrity

faithfulness to high moral standards

a life lived with righteousness guarantees that you will always respect yourself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• integrity
• honesty
• honor
• morality
• virtue
• uprightness
• justice
• rectitude
• probity
• respectability
• nobility
• blamelessness
• fairness
• reputability
• incorruptibility
• conscientiousness
• virtuousness
• scrupulousness
• decency
• character
• right-mindedness
• high-mindedness
• irreproachability
• irreproachableness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dishonor
• baseness
• degradation
• corruption
• perversion
• dissipation
• lowness
• depravity
• unrighteousness
• disgrace
• venality
• degeneracy
• decadence
• shamelessness
• dissoluteness
• profligacy
• immorality
• criminality
• debasement
• corruptibility
• looseness
• corruptness
• dishonesty
• debauchery
• crookedness
• blameworthiness
• wickedness
• unscrupulousness
• sinfulness
• rascality
• pervertedness
• disgracefulness
• disreputableness
• knavery
• villainy
• vileness
• wretchedness
• meanness
• dissipatedness
• rottenness
• roguishness
• reprehensibleness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of righteousness

Its righteousness and defiance; its relentless forward motion; its assumption of a common social struggle are all native to that last year before Ronald Reagan. — Lucy Sante, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

The five points of the star represent the characteristics of a good citizen, which are fortitude, loyalty, righteousness, prudence, and broadmindedness. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026

The story follows exiled prince Rama (Ranbir Kapoor) and his consort Sita (Sai Pallavi) through exile into catastrophe, as Sita’s abduction at the hands of Ravana (Yash) sets in motion an epic war between righteousness and evil. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 July 2026

Blumenthal delivered just that—a conspiratorial account of Jewish power, American malignity, and the Islamic Republic’s righteousness. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

Except her version of fun involves vengeance, sly righteousness and the exposure of humanity’s darker tendencies. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

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

The show builds great tension with their righteousness up against David's − there's a part of you that may want these people to all team up and go after the real villains of the story, even if that means David goes back to prison. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 18 June 2026