more moral

ADJECTIVE

ethical, honest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

moralistic noble principled proper righteous

STRONG

elevated good innocent meet right square straight upright worthy

WEAK

aboveboard blameless chaste conscientious correct courteous decent decorous dutiful exemplary high-minded honorable immaculate incorruptible just kindly laudable meritorious modest praiseworthy pure respectable saintly salt of the earth scrupulous seemly true-blue trustworthy truthful upstanding virtuous

Antonyms

STRONG

bad corrupt dishonest dishonorable disreputable evil fake immoral inappropriate sinful unfair unfitting unjust unrespected unsuitable

WEAK

amoral unethical unprincipled vile

Example Sentences

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We will get more moral hazard and less economic dynamism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

“This process has not felt supportive of that goal and has only caused considerably more moral injury to the family.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2023

But it “puts a lot more moral obligations on France for the future.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2022

Last year, Beijing's top media regulator sent a strong warning to celebrities that they needed to show more "moral" behaviour and "consciously oppose decadent ideas of money worship, hedonism and extreme individualism".

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2022

The real reason, he said, was “jealousy in Chicago, and I had objected to the immorality of the man who professed to be more moral than anybody.”

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey