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 Creativity should be used to challenge the simplicity, laziness, and opportunism of certain performances of righteousness. —

Literary Hub, 4 May 2026 Hathaway’s Catwoman is one of her best takes on feminine rage, juggling a sense of righteousness and nihilism that might clang unconvincingly in the hands of a different performer. —

Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026 Black troops’ contributions to the Union cause during the Civil War helped convince Abraham Lincoln of the righteousness of extending suffrage to Black men. —

Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026 As Ross, Martin’s friend and confidante, Kevin Singer has the insinuating righteousness of a slinky cat, his line readings all mews and snarls. —

Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026 Fisher will portray the recurring role of Michael Jorie, a dangerous killer with a warped sense of righteousness and piety to his beliefs that fuel his involvement in a southwestern gang with a long history of violence. —

Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026 Traditionally, Oscars hosts have been at their best when puncturing the pretensions of the stars in attendance, but for the most part, host Conan O’Brien bought into their sense of their own righteousness. —

Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026 For these early commentators, there is also a tension between Rebekah’s traditional feminine righteousness and her role in a fraud that was nevertheless necessary to fulfill a divine prophecy. —

Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026 If the owner of the store is the embodiment of the system, having mostly killed his emotions, then at the opposite end is Ogawa, who lives by morality and her own sense of righteousness. —

Blake Simons, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026

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These morality tales, focusing on figures like Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky, make an implicit claim that individual avarice somehow explains the excesses of an entire era.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
As this memoir opens, Iran’s morality police stalk the university where Nafisi works, censuring her female students.

— The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026