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ethicaladjective conforming to a high standard of morality or virtuethe ethical behavior expected of every member of the police force all right, decent, good, honest, honorable, just, moral, nice, right, right-minded, righteous, straight, true, upright, virtuous correct, decorous, proper, seemlyhigh-minded, noble, principledcommendable, creditable, exemplary, legitimateesteemed, law-abiding, menschy, reputable, respected, upstanding, worthyblameless, clean, guiltless, immaculate, incorrupt(also incorrupted), incorruptible, innocent, inoffensive, irreproachable, unobjectionableangelic(or angelical), lily-white, pure, scrupulous, spotless, uncorrupted, unerringgoody-goody, moralistic, pharisaical, rectitudinous, sanctimonious, self-righteous bad, black, dishonest, dishonorable, evil, evil-minded, immoral, indecent, sinful, unethical, unrighteous, wicked, wrong improper, incorrect, indecorous, naughty, unbecoming, unseemlycorrupt, debased, debauched, degenerate, depraved, dissolute, libertine, perverted, reprobateunprincipled, unscrupulousatrocious, infamous, villainousbase, low, mean, vicious, vileblameworthy, objectionable, offensiveiniquitous, nefariouserrant, erring, fallen following the accepted rules of moral conductthe ethical course of action for the senator who lied to Congress would be to resign decent, honest, honorable, just, noble, principled, respectable, righteous, stand-up, upright, upstanding blameless, guiltless, irreproachable, unassailable, unimpeachablechivalrous, classy, high-minded, menschy, right-mindedconscientious, fair, good, incorruptible, moral, reputable, respected, scrupulous, uncorrupted, virtuousdecorous, nice, polite, proper, seemly base, dishonest, dishonorable, ignoble, low, unethical, unjust, unprincipled, unrighteous, unworthy bad, blackguardly, corrupt, criminal, crooked, evil, immoral, iniquitous, knavish, mean, nefarious, rascally, reprehensible, roguish, rotten, scoundrelly, sinfulunfair, unscrupulous, vile, villainous, wicked, wretchedblamable, blameworthy, censurable, culpabledebased, debauched, decadent, degenerate, degraded, demoralized, depraved, disgraceful, disreputable, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, loose, perverse, perverted, profligate, reprobate, shameful, venal guided by or in accordance with one's sense of right and wrongethical writers do not use the words of other writers without giving them proper credit conscientious, conscionable, honest, honorable, just, moral, principled, scrupulous decent, good, righteous, right-minded, straight, upright, virtuousdutiful, observant, respectfuloverconscientiousreliable, responsible, solid, tried-and-true, true, trustworthy, trustyesteemed, law-abiding, reputable, respected, upstanding, worthy cutthroat, dishonest, dishonorable, immoral, unconscionable, unethical, unjust, unprincipled, unscrupulous bad, black, evil, evil-minded, immoral, indecent, sinful, unrighteous, wickedunreliable, untrustworthycorrupt, debased, debauched, degenerate, depraved, dissolute, perverted, reprobateatrocious, infamous, villainousbase, low, mean, vicious, vileiniquitous, nefarious moral, ethical, virtuous, righteous, noble mean conforming to a standard of what is right and good.moral implies conformity to established sanctioned codes or accepted notions of right and wrong.the basic moral values of a community ethical may suggest the involvement of more difficult or subtle questions of rightness, fairness, or equity.committed to the highest ethical principles virtuous implies moral excellence in character.not a religious person, but virtuous nevertheless righteous stresses guiltlessness or blamelessness and often suggests the sanctimonious.wished to be righteous before God and the world noble implies moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean, or dubious in conduct and character.had the noblest of reasons for seeking office ca. 1573 |