Definitions

natural law

NOUN

ethics

Synonyms

STRONG

belief conduct conscience convention conventionalities criteria decency ethos goodness honesty honor ideal imperative integrity morality mores nature practice principles standard standards value

WEAK

moral code

Antonyms

STRONG

corruption disgrace dishonesty dishonor evil immorality indecency

NOUN

ethics/ethic

Synonyms

WEAK

belief conduct conscience convention conventionalities criteria decency ethos goodness honesty honor ideal imperative integrity moral code morality mores nature practice principles right and wrong rules of conduct standard standards the Golden Rule

Antonyms

WEAK

corruption immorality

NOUN

natural selection

Synonyms

WEAK

Darwinian theory Darwinism adaptation artificial selection biological evolution evolution evolutionism law of the jungle phylogeny social Darwinism social evolution survival of the fittest theory of evolution

NOUN

rightfulness

Synonyms

STRONG

belief conduct conscience convention conventionalities criteria decency ethic ethos goodness honesty honor ideal imperative integrity morality mores nature practice principles propriety righteousness rightness standard standards value

WEAK

ethicality ethicalness moral code

Antonyms

STRONG

corruption disgrace dishonesty dishonor evil immorality impropriety indecency wrong

NOUN

rightness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

goodness righteousness

STRONG

belief conduct conscience convention conventionalities criteria decency ethic ethos honesty honor ideal imperative integrity morality mores nature practice principles propriety rightfulness standard standards value

WEAK

ethicality ethicalness moral code

Antonyms

STRONG

corruption disgrace dishonesty dishonor immorality impropriety wrong

NOUN

social Darwinism

Synonyms

WEAK

Darwinism adaptation evolution law of the jungle natural selection phylogeny social evolution survival of the fittest theory of evolution

NOUN

survival of the fittest

Synonyms

WEAK

Darwinianism Darwinism Neo-Darwinism adaptation evolution evolutionism law of the jungle natural selection organic evolution phylogeny punctuated equilibrium social Darwinism social evolution

NOUN

unwritten law

Synonyms

WEAK

convention protocol

Example Sentences

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This is well-trod philosophical ground — referencing “negative” and “positive” rights, natural law and all the usual back and forth about originalism and whether the Constitution is living or static.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Part of the problem is that AI feeds on the internet, often a flurry of junk, and was designed by people who lack a foundational understanding of natural law and human nature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

This is a suppression of the natural law.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024

Still, if any natural law applies to California, it is that what comes down will eventually go up.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2024

The byte or bit is a man-made invention, but the theory of digitized information that underlies it is a beautiful natural law.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

natural law

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