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right and wrong

NOUN
conscience
Synonyms
STRONGEST
shame
STRONG
censor compunction demur duty morals principles qualms scruples superego
WEAK
inner voice small voice squeam still small voice
Antonyms
WEAK
immorality
NOUN
ethics/ethic
Synonyms
WEAK
belief conduct conscience convention conventionalities criteria decency ethos goodness honesty honor ideal imperative integrity moral code morality mores natural law nature practice principles rules of conduct standard standards the Golden Rule
Antonyms
WEAK
corruption immorality

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The tech company has tasked Amanda Askell with giving its chatbot, Claude, a sense of right and wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

It was looking as though we wouldn’t get a badly needed, monthslong, toe-to-toe face-off about all that’s right and wrong in the sprawling metropolis of high hopes and low expectations.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

"And you didn't preach to the audience about what's right and wrong, and I think we should all be telling stories like that, so thank you for this dream."

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

There’s no right and wrong when it comes to other people’s money, but that doesn’t make it any easier pill to swallow.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 2, 2026

Because right is right, and wrong is wrong.

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

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