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rightness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of rightness

1 conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong
  • she seems to confuse rightness with self-righteousness
Synonyms of rightness

character, decency, goodness, honesty, integrity, morality, probity, rectitude, righteousness, uprightness, virtue, virtuousness
Words Related to rightness

high-mindedness, honor, incorruptibility, irreproachability, irreproachableness, right-mindedness, scrupulosity, scrupulousness

appropriateness, correctness, decorousness, decorum, etiquette, fitness, propriety, seemliness

ethics, morals
Near Antonyms of rightness

impropriety, indecency, indecorum, indiscretion

debauchery, degeneracy, degradation, depravity, perversion, pervertedness, sinfulness

crookedness, dishonesty, underhandedness, unscrupulousness

lowness, meanness, viciousness, vileness

corruption
Antonyms of rightness

badness, evil, evildoing, immorality, iniquity, sin, villainy, wickedness
2 the quality or state of being especially suitable or fitting
  • the irrefutable rightness of the criticism didnʼt make it any more pleasant to hear
Synonyms of rightness

appositeness, appropriateness, aptness, felicitousness, felicity, fitness, fittingness, happiness, properness, propriety, seemliness, suitability, suitableness
Words Related to rightness

agreeableness, compatibility, congruity, harmoniousness

applicability, bearing, connection, justifiability, materiality, pertinence, relevance, relevancy, validity

acceptability, adequacy, adequateness, convenience, expedience, expediency, satisfactoriness, serviceableness, usefulness
Near Antonyms of rightness

disagreeableness, incompatibility, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness, inexpedience, inexpediency, inharmoniousness, unbecomingness

immateriality, inapplicability, irrelevance, irrelevancy

meaninglessness, pointlessness
Antonyms of rightness

improperness, impropriety, inappositeness, inappropriateness, inaptness, infelicity, unfitness, unseemliness, unsuitability, wrongness

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