Righteous

/ˈɹaɪt͡ʃəs/

Synonyms for "righteous" (151 found)

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Closest matches (31)

according to hoyleangelic appropriate apt blameless chaste christendom christian christlike christly clean condign conscientious correct creditable decent decorous due elevated erect

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estimable ethical exemplary fair faithful fit

Adjective(4 words)

awesome devout ethicalethical exclamation

Noun(1 words)

extremely good

Strong matches (45)

fittingfull of integritygod fearinggod-fearing godlike godly godly-minded good guiltless heavenlyhigh principledhigh-minded high-principledhighly respectableholy holy-minded honest honorable immaculate incorrupt

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inculpable innocent inviolate irreproachable just justifiable justified kosherlaw abidinglaw-abiding law-loving law-revering manly moral moralistic nice

Adjective(9 words)

godlygood personholy impeccable just justest moralmoral exclamationmoral exemplar

Related words (75)

noble normal normative otherworldly perfect principled proper purepure in heartpurehearted religious reputable respectable rightright and properright mindedright-minded rightful saintlike saintly

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scrupulous seemly self-righteous seraphic simple spiritual spiritual-minded spotless stainless sterling straight suitablethe believingthe chosenthe electthe faithfulthe goodthe righteousthe savedtrue-dealing true-devoted true-disposing true-souled true-spirited truehearted trustworthy unblamable unblemished uncorrupt uncorrupted undefiled unearthly unimpeachable unspotted unstained unsullied untarnished unworldly upright uprighteous upstanding virtuous worthy yeomanly

Adjective(10 words)

pious rad saint saintliest sweet uprightupright personvirtuousvirtuous soulwrathful

Noun(1 words)

uprights

Related word relations

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

7 relation types

More general

7 entries

ethical standardexclamation interjectionmoral agentmoral qualitypersonreligious virtue

More specific

13 entries

approval exclamationdevout practiceenthusiastic exclamationethical conductholy lifeironic exclamationjust behaviormoral exemplarmoral virtuepious conductpious personsaintsarcastic exclamation

Collocations

11 entries

moral righteousnessrighteous angerrighteous causerighteous claimrighteous indignationrighteous judgmentrighteous liferighteous manrighteous pathself-righteousthe righteous

Inflections

3 entries

more righteousmost righteousthe righteous

Derivations

3 entries

righteously righteousness self-righteous

Antonyms

1 entries

unrighteous

similar

10 entries

clean-handed good guiltless innocent just moral sound upright virtuous worthy

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Gladly pass the souls of the righteous to the golden seat of Ahura Mazda, to the golden seat of the Amesha-Spentas, to the Garô-nmânem, the abode of Ahura Mazda, the abode of the Amesha-Spentas, the abode of all the other holy beings.

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Well, I can't spend $12,000 on a handbag, but it's free to look at those who do with righteous condemnation.

Source: tatoeba (1191241)

And Pilate having seen that it profiteth nothing, but rather a tumult is made, having taken water, he did wash the hands before the multitude, saying, 'I am innocent from the blood of this righteous one.'

Source: tatoeba (2358190)

Surely the most honorable of you with Allah is the most righteous of you.

Source: tatoeba (2455119)

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