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moral

/ˈmoɹəl/noun, adjective2 syllables

Moral means: concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles.

Synonyms for moral25

noun, as in the significance of a story or event

lesson

adjective, as in concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

chaste, clean, clean-living, moralistic, righteous, good, honorable, honourable, virtuous

adjective, as in psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect

mental

also used for moral

ethical, decent, acceptable, appropriate, courteous, decorous, mannerly, proper, incorruptible, noble, virtual, ethics, mores, message

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Opposites of moral

immoral

What does moral mean?3

adjective

1

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles“moral sense”

2

psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect“a moral victory”

noun

1

the significance of a story or event“the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with moral?7

two syllables

oralcoralflorallaurelquarrelchoral

three syllables

immoral
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Moral in a sentence

  • Since leaving the village, they have fallen into a life of moral decay.Aghanim
  • The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.Hybrid
  • A moral person doesn't lie, cheat, or steal.CM
  • It is not acceptable to our moral code.unknown
  • The immoral cannot be made moral through the use of secret law.unknown
  • Thousands protested against what they believed was moral bankruptcy in politics.Ynhockey
  • Did you understand the moral of this story?CK
  • His life is a moral example to everyone.mervert1

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Forms of moral

as a noun

plural
morals