Ethical

/ˈɛθɪkəl/

Synonyms for "ethical" (210 found)

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Closest matches (42)

Adjective(11 words)
honorableappropriateclean handscleanliestconduct-relatedconscience-basedconscientiousconscious decisioncorrect descriptordigital messaging safetyeffective leadership
Noun(12 words)
academic ethicsacademic integrityanimal testing welfareanimal-welfarecentral principlecharacter-buildingchivalric ordercomportingconfuciandeepfakeethrilfundraising

Strong matches (63)

Adjective(28 words)
good justificationgood peopleguiding abilitieshedonistichippocratichonest conducthonourablehuman deedshumanehumanerhumanisticimmoral chemical experimentationincorruptibleinterpersonal tacticmoralmoral choicemoral frameworkmoral groundingsmoral human beingmoral ideal
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moral improvementmoral judgmentmoral mattersmoral qualitiesmoral reasoningmoral responsibilitymoral rulemoral stance
Noun(18 words)
healthcare practicehuman actionshuman conducthuman rightmoral beingmoral codemoral deliberationmoral groundingmoral groundsmoral integritymoral lessonmoral motivemoral normmoral normsmoral obligationmoral principlemoral qualitymoral sentiment

Related words (105)

Adjective(32 words)
moral statusmoral traitmoral valuesnormative termobligatory provisionoral history practicepersonal codepersonal ethicspersuasive speakingportuguese nobreprincipledprincipled actionprofessionalprofessional jargonproperpure solventreputable institutionreputable publisherresponsiblerighter
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savoriestsocial responsibilitystoic ethicstrustworthyunabuseduprightupright fontupright postureupright typevalues oriented approachvirtuous soulwholesome
Noun(28 words)
moral theorymoral valuemoral worldlinessmorally uprightmore spiritualmore uprightmost roman citizenlynatural lawnormative jurisprudencepet care syllabus guideprofessional conductpublic persuasionrectasocial responsibility lessonsocial virtue curriculumstay uprightstewardingstoicthe right thingupright conduct
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upright cueupright positionupright stanceuprightsutilitarianutilitarian designvalues driven frameworkvegetarian

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

4 entries
ethicsmoral qualitymoral standardprofessional standard

More specific

8 entries
ethical codeethical conductethical guidelineethical policyethical practiceethical principleethics auditethics compliance

Collocations

6 entries
ethical conductethical dilemmaethical guidelinesethical issueethical principlesethical standards

Inflections

2 entries
more ethicalmost ethical

Derivations

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Antonyms

1 entries

similar

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Sample sentences

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It is not ethical for a doctor to reveal confidences.

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In ethical terms, a great many people are opposed to gene therapy.

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That's right. It's written in an unassuming fashion, and it's an ethical standpoint as well.

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From an ethical point of view, the great principle of technology is "responsibility to the present" but the new way of thinking, "responsibility to the future" has emerged.

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