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morally

[mawr-uh-lee, mor-] / ˈmɔr ə li, ˈmɒr- /
ADVERB
in accordance with accepted standards of conduct
Synonyms
STRONGEST
properly scrupulously
WEAK
appropriately conscientiously decently fairly honestly honorably justly laudably respectably righteously trustworthily truthfully uprightly
Antonyms
WEAK
dishonorably worthlessly wrongly
ADVERB
in a chaste manner
Synonyms
STRONG
virtuously
WEAK
chastely purely
Antonyms
WEAK
dishonorably worthlessly wrongly
ADVERB
practically
Synonyms
STRONGEST
potentially
WEAK
basically implicitly probably substantially virtually
Antonyms
WEAK
dishonorably worthlessly wrongly

Example Sentences

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I’ve been hosting on Airbnb for a few years, and I’ve recently found myself in a bit of a gray area, morally speaking.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Most grew up in religious or at least morally serious families.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Bryan Simpson, hospitality organiser with the Unite union, described the events as "morally repugnant" and said staff were "devastated".

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

The issue was morally and legally complex, he said, with compensation for colonial-era crimes, including land dispossession, yet to be addressed.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

The morally suspect ghost of Brother Fowles was thick upon us.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.