STRAIGHTNESS Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

straightness

noun

Definition of straightness

as in uprightness

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Recent Examples of straightness But Bernardeau’s straightness didn’t stand in the way of his being cast. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for straightness

Noun

The genus name nods to Sir Galahad, the Arthurian knight known for his moral uprightness, reflecting the animal’s upright stance.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
The genus name references Sir Galahad, the Arthurian knight known for his moral uprightness, reflecting the animal’s upright stance — a posture that set it apart from its modern, sprawling relatives.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026

Definition of uprightness

Noun

Our team is working across Mississippi to monitor the remaining ballots and protect the integrity of the process.

— BILL BARROW, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
However, Israel’s Central Elections Committee said the integrity of the election had not been compromised, according to Reuters on November 5.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of integrity

Noun

Indeed, Morgenthau had less tolerance for those who failed to reconcile power with morality than for those who underestimated power’s importance.

— David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2026
The horrors of the atomic bomb, America’s culpability and relation to postwar Japan, and the morality of revenge are major themes in Minus Zero.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of morality

Noun

Remaining steadfast in his dharma (religious and moral principles), Rama rejects all of Lakshmana’s suggestions for resistance and insists that obedience to his father and preservation of righteousness must take precedence over royal position.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Still, Rabe could stand to tighten up Brooke’s unhinged righteousness.

— Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of righteousness

Noun

Put another way, his entire belief system revolves around the virtues of second chances.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2026
The exhibition explores the 18th century’s opposing facets of virtue and vice, as depicted in works by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of virtue

Noun

Our legislators have not yet learned the comparative value of free-trade and of freedom, of union, and of rectitude, to a nation.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Eisenkot has cultivated a reputation for integrity, competence, and personal rectitude, forging relationships across Israel’s fractured political spectrum.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of rectitude

Noun

That speaks to Johnson’s probity and integrity.

— Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
This insidious development is reversing at double speed the process of self-reinforcement—the hiring of original and distinctive talent and the building of reputations for competence and probity—that brings institutions their authority.

— Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026