Synonyms and Antonyms of ethical
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conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue
- the 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, seemly
high-minded, noble, principled
commendable, creditable, exemplary, legitimate
esteemed, law-abiding, menschy, reputable, respected, upstanding, worthy
blameless, clean, guiltless, immaculate, incorrupt (also incorrupted), incorruptible, innocent, inoffensive, irreproachable, unobjectionable
angelic (or angelical), lily-white, pure, scrupulous, spotless, uncorrupted, unerring
goody-goody, moralistic, pharisaical, rectitudinous, sanctimonious, self-righteous
improper, incorrect, indecorous, naughty, unbecoming, unseemly
corrupt, debased, debauched, degenerate, depraved, dissolute, libertine, perverted, reprobate
unprincipled, unscrupulous
atrocious, infamous, villainous
base, low, mean, vicious, vile
blameworthy, objectionable, offensive
iniquitous, nefarious
errant, erring, fallen
bad, black, dishonest, dishonorable, evil, evil-minded, immoral, indecent, sinful, unethical, unrighteous, wicked, wrong
2
following the accepted rules of moral conduct
- the 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, unimpeachable
chivalrous, classy, high-minded, menschy, right-minded
conscientious, fair, good, incorruptible, moral, reputable, respected, scrupulous, uncorrupted, virtuous
decorous, nice, polite, proper, seemly
bad, blackguardly, corrupt, criminal, crooked, evil, immoral, iniquitous, knavish, mean, nefarious, rascally, reprehensible, roguish, rotten, scoundrelly, sinful
unfair, unscrupulous, vile, villainous, wicked, wretched
blamable, blameworthy, censurable, culpable
