Thesaurus:virtuous

Thesaurus

virtuous

English

Adjective

Sense: having excellent moral character

Synonyms

• chaste
• continent
• correct
• delicate
• decent
• decorous
• desertful (obsolete)
• deserving
• dutiful
• duteous
• good    [⇒ thesaurus]
• honest    [⇒ thesaurus]
• innocent    [⇒ thesaurus]
• meritorious
• modest
• moral
• noble
• right
• right-minded
• righteous
• straight
• virtuous
• well-intentioned
• whole-souled
• worthy

Antonyms

• bad    [⇒ thesaurus]
• dishonest
• immodest
• immoral    [⇒ thesaurus]
• incontinent
• indecent
• obscene    [⇒ thesaurus]
• reprehensible
• risque
• shameless
• unchaste
• wicked

Hyponyms

• admirable
• exemplary
• excellent    [⇒ thesaurus]
• matchless
• peerless
• sterling
•   —
• creditable
• commendable
• laudable
• praiseworthy
•   —
• sanctimonious
•   —
• angelic
• devout
• dutiful
• godlike
• godly
• heaven-born
• pious
• religious
• reverent
• reverential
• saintly
• saint-like
• seraphic

Hypernyms

• pure    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:hero
• Thesaurus:goodness
• Thesaurus:model

Further reading

• “944. virtue” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “virtuous” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.