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adj. adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone"

ethical

adj. conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; "an ethical lawyer"; "ethical medical practice"; "an ethical problem"; "had no ethical objection to drinking"; "Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants"- Omar N. Bradley

clean, unpolluted

adj. "clean water"; "unpolluted streams"

clean, clear

adj. free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"

nice, decent

adj. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"

comely, decent, decorous, becoming, seemly, comme il faut

adj. according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"

modest

adj. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance

wholesome

adj. conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being; "wholesome attitude"; "wholesome appearance"; "wholesome food"

righteous

adj. characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16

chaste

adj. morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste"

honorable, honourable

adj. worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"

honorable, honourable

adj. used as a title of respect; "my honorable colleague"; "our worthy commanding officer"

pious

adj. having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings"

pure

adj. (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless; "I felt pure and sweet as a new baby"- Sylvia Plath; "pure as the driven snow"

pious, devout, godfearing, god-fearing, God-fearing

adj. devoutly religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken

moral, ethical, just, honorable, honourable

adj. adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone"

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modest

adj. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance

heavy, hard, slavish, arduous, backbreaking, back-breaking, grueling, gruelling, laborious, labourious, punishing, strenuous, toilsome

adj. characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"

formidable, tall

adj. impressively difficult; "a tall order"

glaring, harsh

adj. disagreeable to the senses; "the harsh cry of a blue jay"; "harsh cognac"; "the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes"; "harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway"

harsh, rigorous, brutal, cruel, unkind

adj. (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain; "brutal instruments of torture"; "cruel weapons of war"

severe, unmerciful, unsparing

adj. not forbearing; ruthless; "an unsparing critic"

severe

adj. unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing"

harsh, hard-to-please

adj. unkind or cruel or uncivil; "had harsh words"; "a harsh and unlovable old tyrant"; " a rough answer"

Synonyms (18)

moral

adj. concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life"

pure

adj. (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless; "I felt pure and sweet as a new baby"- Sylvia Plath; "pure as the driven snow"

virtuous

adj. morally excellent

clean, virtuous

adj. morally pure; "led a clean life"

moralistic

adj. narrowly and conventionally moral

psychological

adj. acting on the mind or feelings or character: "a moral victory"; "psychological support"

mere, simple, bare

adj. unornamented; "a simple country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity"

featureless

adj. lacking distinguishing characteristics or features; "the featureless landscape of the steppe"

inelaborate, unelaborate

adj. not elaborate; lacking rich or complex detail

literal, pure and simple

adj. avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis); "it's the literal truth"

simple

adj. unornamented; "a simple country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity"

trim, tailored

adj. severely simple in line or design; "a neat tailored suit"; "tailored curtains"

Antonyms (9)

unchaste

adj. not chaste; "unchaste conduct"

light, wanton, loose, licentious, promiscuous, sluttish

adj. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"

elaborate, intricate

adj. marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an elaborate lace pattern"

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