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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There are morally and ethically dubious questions aplenty.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

That’s in part because conscious beings might matter morally in a way that unconscious things don’t.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Militarily and morally, it makes some sense; strategically, it would be a disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

"No algorithm can make war morally acceptable," the Pope wrote.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Lareau stresses that one style isn’t morally better than the other.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell