values
Moral compass points
Values are the principles or standards a person or group considers important—beliefs about what is right, good, or worthwhile that guide behavior and judgment: family values, traditional values, Our company values integrity above all.
The word often appears in political and moral discourse: voters concerned about values.
Values also serves as the plural of value in its other senses: the values of variables, the values of properties.
Moral soundness and consistency
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
justice · duty · responsibility · conscience · decency · equity · dignity · respect
Strong desire for achievement
- truthAccordance with reality
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- equalitySame status for all
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
wisdom · courage · compassion · humanity · benevolence · charity · hope · harmony
Inherited cultural legacy
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- moresBinding social standards
- normsExpected behavioral standards
taboos · conventions · etiquette · folklore · ancestry · identity · community · family
Trust without proof
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- pietySincere religious devotion
- sacrednessQuality of being holy
holiness · reverence · worship · sanctity · salvation · karma · dharma · humility
Monetary value assigned
- costRequired payment amount
- worthDegree of importance
- appraisalEstimation of worth
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
estimation · depreciation · appreciation · resale · purchasing power · exchange rate
Favorable outcome attained
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- productivityOutput relative to input
- innovationCreating something original
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
excellence · accountability · ambition · diligence · professionalism · work ethic · competence · reliability
integrity
Moral soundness and consistency
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
fairness · justice · duty · responsibility · conscience · decency · equity · dignity · respect · trustworthiness
aspiration
Strong desire for achievement
peace · wisdom · courage · compassion · humanity · benevolence · charity · hope · harmony · unity
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- moresBinding social standards
norms · taboos · conventions · etiquette · folklore · ancestry · identity · community · family · honor
faith
Trust without proof
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- pietySincere religious devotion
sacredness · holiness · reverence · worship · sanctity · salvation · karma · dharma · humility · forgiveness
price
Monetary value assigned
assessment · estimation · depreciation · appreciation · resale · purchasing power · exchange rate
success
Favorable outcome attained
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- productivityOutput relative to input
- innovationCreating something original
teamwork · excellence · accountability · ambition · diligence · professionalism · work ethic · competence · reliability · efficiency
variable
Prone to fluctuation
output · numerical · data point · coefficient · constant · integer · decimal · threshold · range · median
- culturemusic taste, beliefs, food preferences, custom, festivals
- societysociety, social customs, class, citizen, social hierarchy
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- Datadata points, datasets, data tables, database, databases
- family dynamicsfamily dynamics, family roles, family therapy, sibling rivalry, parenting
valuesimmorality
Quality of being wicked
amorality · depravity · corruption · vice · wickedness
valuestrivialities
Insignificant matters
trivia · insignificances · trifles · frivolities · disregards
valuesdisregards
Fails to consider
neglects · depreciates · dismisses · scorns · rejects
- face valuePrinted denomination shown
- conservative valuesBeliefs favoring established norms
- took at face valueBelieved without scrutiny
- good valueWorth the cost
- sentimental valueWorth from personal attachment
- default valueAutomatic initial setting
value, valuable, valued, evaluate, evaluation, invaluable, valueless, valuables, devalue