rectitude
noun
, -ˌtyüd\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for rectitude
Synonyms
character, decency, goodness, honesty, integrity, morality, probity, righteousness, rightness, uprightness, virtue, virtuousness
Antonyms
badness, evil, evildoing, immorality, iniquity, sin, villainy, wickedness
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Then, as the tenor saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock wove small, asymmetrical patterns around her, Ms. Serpa started to sing, using no words but maintaining the sense of inquiry and rectitude that her reading had established. — Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, "Review: A Jazzfest Marathon Where Voices Lead the Way to Resistance and Renewal," 15 Jan. 2018 What do evangelicals see in Donald Trump, if not moral rectitude? — Tara Isabella Burton, Vox, "Historian and author John Fea on Trump’s “court evangelicals” and the long history of Christian nationalism.," 5 Nov. 2018 Those surveyed express significantly higher levels of trust in Mueller's rectitude than in Trump's denials that his campaign colluded with Russia to interfere in the 2016 election. — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, "St. Beto and the August altar call," 30 Aug. 2018 As his assistant Ventura (Juan Minujín) starts behaving more like a rival and his landlord’s virtuous daughters sneak men into their bedrooms, Zama’s mask of rectitude slips and with it his grasp on reality. — Ty Burr, BostonGlobe.com, "‘Zama’ is Lucrecia Martel’s latest one-of-a-kind offering," 4 July 2018 Many Southern Baptists said the series of scandals besetting the convention have been particularly upsetting for a religious movement that prides itself on theological clarity and moral rectitude. — Daniel Burke, CNN, "'A foretaste of the wrath of God:' Southern Baptists to confront scandals at national meeting," 11 June 2018 Europe File Yet Portugal under António Costa has proved a model of fiscal rectitude, while making tough decisions to clean up the banking system. — Simon Nixon, WSJ, "Portuguese Lessons for Spain and Italy," 4 June 2018 In Venezuela, Hugo Chávez’s successor has plunged his country into chaos; in Bolivia, President Evo Morales has been a model of fiscal rectitude, bringing economic growth and slashing inequality. — Peter Ford, The Christian Science Monitor, "In Italy's new government, a glimpse of populism's scope – and limits," 8 June 2018 Other than that, Elizabeth has been the model of rectitude and thrift in the public eye for over 50 years now. — Will Frears, NYMag.com, "The Real Housewives of Kensington Palace," 20 Mar. 2011These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rectitude.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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