righteous
Ethically beyond reproach
Righteous means morally right or justifiable.
A righteous person acts according to ethical principles; a righteous cause deserves support.
The word carries religious overtones—the righteous shall inherit the earth.
Self-righteous describes someone smugly certain of their own virtue.
In slang, righteous means excellent or genuine: That was a righteous guitar solo.
Righteous indignation is anger that feels morally justified.
Morally excellent, principled
- uprightVertical or morally sound
- honorableHaving high moral standards
- ethicalConforming to moral principles
- goodSatisfactory in quality
decent · noble · pure · conscientious · scrupulous · respectable · dignified · worthy
Fierce moral indignation
moral outrage · protest · condemnation · disapproval · disgust · offense · scorn · disdain
Deeply religious, sincere
- godlyDeeply religious in character
- holyDedicated to the divine
- saintlyMorally pure, devout
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
reverent · spiritual · prayerful · sanctified · blessed · anointed · divine · sacred
virtuous
Morally excellent, principled
- uprightVertical or morally sound
- honorableHaving high moral standards
- ethicalConforming to moral principles
good · decent · noble · pure · conscientious · scrupulous · respectable · dignified · worthy · humane
outrage
Fierce moral indignation
ire · moral outrage · protest · condemnation · disapproval · disgust · offense · scorn · disdain · contempt
devout
Deeply religious, sincere
faithful · reverent · spiritual · prayerful · sanctified · blessed · anointed · divine · sacred · biblical
fair
Impartial and unbiased
judicious · lawful · legitimate · justified · merited · deserved · appropriate · proper · warranted · defensible
cool
Calm or fashionable
dope · sick · fire · lit · legit · solid · tight · wicked · killer · boss
- Bible Wordsthou, thee, thy, thine, unto
- Christianesealtar call, backslider, blessed, born again, churched
- Islamic afterlifehereafter, reckoning, scales of justice, heaven and hell, eternal life
- Good and Evilgood, evil, good versus evil, virtue and vice, morality
- moral judgmentsgood, evil, wicked, virtuous, moral
- virtuousvirtuous, moral, upright, pure, holy
righteousunjustifiable
Cannot be reasonably defended
unjustified · unwarranted · indefensible · unfair · wrong
- The Righteous Brothers
- righteous indignationAnger at perceived wrongdoing
- righteous angerOutrage at moral wrongs
- Righteous Brothers1960s soul vocal pair
- righteous pathMorally correct course of action
- righteous deedsMorally upright behavior
righteousness, righteously, unrighteous, self-righteous, unrighteousness, self-righteously, self-righteousness