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

Example Sentences

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Don’t lecture the reader on your virtues or lessons learned.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Won’t it be teeth-grindingly annoying, at best, if more people start parading their green virtues?

From Slate • May 15, 2026

Starting a business in retirement may sound like an oxymoron, but the idea has quite a few virtues.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

European would-be competitors see those as openings to vaunt their own virtues.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

Over the next several months, as it often happens, I managed to erase the story’s flaws from my memory, taking pride in a shadowy, idealized recollection of its virtues.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien