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righteous

/ˈɹaɪt͡ʃəs/adjective2 syllables

Righteous means: characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice.

Synonyms for righteous25

adjective, as in characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice

good, just, upright, sound, innocent, guiltless, clean-handed, moral, virtuous, worthy

adjective, as in morally justified

moral

also used for righteous

sinless, blameless, clean, clean as a hound's tooth, clean as a whistle, clear, dovelike, decorous, chaste, continent, correct, upstanding, delicate, decent, desertful

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Opposites of righteous

unrighteous

What does righteous mean?2

adjective

1

characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice“the … prayer of a righteous man availeth much”

2

morally justified“righteous indignation”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Righteous in a sentence

  • I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.ddnktr
  • Sometimes, in seeking to punish evil, the righteous become evildoers themselves.carlosalberto
  • They don't make self-righteous fucknuts like they used to.Eccles17
  • It seems that the self-righteous yahoo is finally gone.renhei
  • The righteous will cross a path full of thorns.Nylez
  • The king deemed it more righteous to impose a tax that was unduly low.mraz
  • Is it God that we trust in, or our conviction that we are righteous?Mrdrumjunkie3
  • The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.rul

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