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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This week, Berber Jin and Ellen Gamerman report on Anthropic’s 37-year-old resident philosopher, who has been tasked with giving the company’s chatbot a sense of right and wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 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 a right and wrong way to do that.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

“He inquires always,” I said, “into the nature of right and wrong; which is the issue in this present contest.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

right and wrong

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