virtues

NOUN

honor, integrity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advantage character ethic excellence faith generosity goodness ideal kindness love merit morality purity quality rectitude righteousness value

STRONG

asset charity chastity consideration credit faithfulness fineness fortitude high-mindedness hope incorruptibility innocence justice plus probity prudence respectability temper temperance trustworthiness uprightness worth worthiness

WEAK

ethicality ethicalness good point

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disadvantage dishonesty evil imperfection meanness

STRONG

disbelief disregard disrespect unfairness wildness

WEAK

dishonor immorality vice

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virtues

But these virtues have to be weighed against a dismaying amount of carelessness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Amazon wants you to see ads, to become aware of the virtues of Prime membership, and to know that there’s a Thursday Night Football game that you won’t want to miss.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

There comes a time when one extols cinema’s virtues so fiercely that it feels like posturing.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026

Tsulaia himself was part of a delegation last year that went to Washington to push the virtues of better Georgian-U.S. ties with lawmakers and administration officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

That contrast between the immediate virtues of wheat and barley and the difficulties posed by teosinte may have been a significant factor in the differing developments of New World and Eurasian human societies.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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