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rightness

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1 conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong

she seems to confuse rightness with self-righteousness

Synonyms for 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 for rightness

impropriety,
indecency,
indecorum,
indiscretion

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

crookedness,
dishonesty,
underhandedness,
unscrupulousness

lowness,
meanness,
viciousness,
vileness

corruption

Antonyms for 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 didn't make it any more pleasant to hear

Synonyms for 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 for rightness

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

immateriality,
inapplicability,
irrelevance,
irrelevancy

meaninglessness,
pointlessness

Antonyms for rightness

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

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