| Main Entry: |
virtuous |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
good, ethical; innocent |
Synonyms: |
blameless, celibate,
chaste, clean-living,
effective,
effectual,
efficient,
excellent,
exemplary,
faithful, guiltless, high-principled,
honest,
honorable, in the clear, incorruptible, inculpable, irreprehensible,
kosher*,
legit,
moral, moralistic,
noble, on the level, on the up and up, praiseworthy, principled,
pure,
regular, right-minded,
righteous, spotless,
straight, true-blue, unsullied, untainted, untarnished, up front,
upright,
wholesome, without reproach,
worthy
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Antonyms: |
bad, sinful, unethical, vile, wicked
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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