STRAIGHTNESS Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

straightness

noun

Definition of straightness

as in uprightness

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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

The Los Angeles Community College District abruptly canceled bidding for a major student housing project after a losing bidder challenged the integrity of the process.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The court is confident in the soundness of the proceedings and the integrity of the judges.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of integrity

Noun

The McLuhanite in me wants to stick to the first interpretation, in which the apparent shift in shame is a matter of morality getting funnelled through a new medium.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
Swift was born into the Anglo-Irish Protestant elite, and the text satires both the callousness of his class and a then-ascendant approach to morality and politics that held that all aspects of life could be cooked down to a pure numerical value.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of morality

Noun

In this meme, unfortunately for those banking on righteousness, Venom is the clear winner.

— Owen Carry, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Hungering and thirsting for righteousness, mentioned in the fourth Beatitude, felt like trusting that right ideas are always supplied.

— Liesl Ehmke, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of righteousness

Noun

When late summer rolls around, Taylor Fritz joins a chorus of Americans in extoling the virtues of hard courts and talking about how the North American swing is his favorite time of year.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Though eventually abandoned due to cost, this system of surveillance endeavored to equate producers with virtue.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of virtue

Noun

Rather, each person was placed here to influence the world for good and make it into a place where goodness, kindness and godliness are abundant.

— Meir Moscowitz, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026
The market isn't ignoring all this goodness at the moment, given Dell's rally is still respectable.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of goodness

Noun

Millions of Germans joined the audience for the Nazi play, in which Hitler played the glorious Leader and the regime ruled ruthlessly while spinning stories about its own rectitude.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Moral rectitude, in some left-wing corners of the commentariat, is out; flagrant disregard of the social contract is in.

— Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 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

Definition of probity

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