Synonyms of virtuousness

virtuousness

noun

as in virtue

conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong

once a cleric's virtuousness is seriously called into doubt, he loses his authority as a moral leader

Synonyms & Similar Words

• virtue
• morality
• integrity
• honesty
• goodness
• rightness
• character
• righteousness
• ethics
• morals
• rectitude
• uprightness
• probity
• honor
• decency
• appropriateness
• scrupulousness
• fitness
• correctness
• incorruptibility
• high-mindedness
• right-mindedness
• decorum
• etiquette
• propriety
• seemliness
• scrupulosity
• irreproachability
• irreproachableness
• decorousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• evil
• badness
• wickedness
• immorality
• sin
• villainy
• evildoing
• iniquity
• degradation
• indiscretion
• impropriety
• indecorum
• sinfulness
• indecency
• depravity
• perversion
• degeneracy
• dishonesty
• debauchery
• unscrupulousness
• crookedness
• meanness
• vileness
• viciousness
• corruption
• lowness
• underhandedness
• pervertedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of virtuousness

All three companies tapped into a zeitgeist, but appear to have forgotten that products have to offer consumers more than a feeling of virtuousness to build an enduring business. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 23 May 2026

Virtue ethics, attributed to Aristotle, focuses on which character traits make one a good person, such as emulating virtuousness embodied by role models. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026