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 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 The Iraq War’s neoconservative architects suffered from a hubristic faith in American power and their own righteousness. —

George Packer, The Atlantic, 2 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 This needs to change, both for practical reasons and the mental health of the millions for whom recycling is a matter of righteousness. —

Kerry Jackson, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026 The Torah frames giving not only as a charitable act, but as righteousness. —

Meg Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026 Outlaw country to the core, the Illinois native espouses an uncompromising independence and social-justice righteousness missing from the Nashville mainstream — and feigned for appearance’s sake in related circles. —

Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026 There’s a fine line between righteousness and self-satisfaction, and the second season, which premieres on HBO Max on January 8, frequently stumbles into the latter territory. —

Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2026 Your illusion of righteousness only fuels my authenticity. —

Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026

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But Banksy has courted a public image centered around morality, justice and guerrilla tactics — he’s often likened to Robin Hood or Batman.

— Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
But Banksy has courted a public image centered around morality, justice and guerrilla tactics — he’s often likened to Robin Hood or Batman.

— Laurie Kellman, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026