RIGHTEOUSNESS Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

righteousness

noun

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

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as in integrity

faithfulness to high moral standards a life lived with righteousness guarantees that you will always respect yourself

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Recent Examples of righteousness 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 Her doggedness, maybe her righteousness too, a fierce myopic focus and will, and a crazy confidence that in the end, both have nothing to lose. —

Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 15 June 2026 Pratt’s main character energy proved attractive to (primarily out-of-state) donors as well as meme makers, who gravitated to his blend of righteousness and rage as well as irreverence. —

Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2026 His humble and docile disposition resembles that of the air sign Libra, which holds moral righteousness and fair-mindedness. —

Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026 In the Rio Grande Valley, Hinojosa said she was raised with a love of country that was based not just on greatness but on goodness and righteousness. —

Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026 Though season 3 attempted to set lead actress Zendaya's character on a path toward sobriety and righteousness across its most recent installment, Sunday's episode killed off the character (alongside three others) in what creator Sam Levinson has since confirmed was actually the series finale. —

Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026 Another wore one that read Blessed are those persecuted for righteousness. —

Stephanie McCrummen, The Atlantic, 18 May 2026

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In the Greek world, honor isn’t tethered to morality.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
At the heart of this debate is a fundamental disagreement about sexuality, morality and identity.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026