ETHICAL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ETHICAL?

Need another word that means the same as “ethical”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “ethical” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Ethical” are: honorable, honourable, moral, right-minded, principled, irreproachable, unimpeachable, blameless, guiltless

Ethical as an Adjective

Definitions of "Ethical" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ethical” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior.
• Conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior.
• Avoiding activities or organizations that do harm to people or the environment.
• Morally good or correct.
• Of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics.
• Adhering to ethical and moral principles.
• Relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these.
• (of a medicine) legally available only on a doctor's prescription and usually not advertised to the general public.

Synonyms of "Ethical" as an adjective (9 Words)

blameless	Innocent of wrongdoing. He led a blameless life.
guiltless	Free from evil or guilt. People are forever criticizing the service and I am not myself guiltless in this.
honorable	Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent. Honorable service to his country.
honourable	Bringing or deserving honour. A long and honourable career.
irreproachable	Free of guilt; not subject to blame. His private life was irreproachable.
moral	Examining the nature of ethics and the foundations of good and bad character and conduct. A moral quandary.
principled	Based on or manifesting objectively defined standards of rightness or morality. A principled politician.
right-minded	Disposed toward or having views based on what is right- Bertrand Russell.
unimpeachable	Beyond doubt or reproach. An unimpeachable witness.

Usage Examples of "Ethical" as an adjective

• All types of drugs, including ethical drugs and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals.
• Ethical medical practice.
• It seems ethical and right.
• An ethical problem.
• Adopt ethical shopping habits.
• An ethical lawyer.
• Can a profitable business ever be ethical?
• An expert on ethical investment.
• Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants.
• Ethical issues in nursing.
• Had no ethical objection to drinking.
• Switching to more ethical products.
• Ethical standards.
• Ethical holidays.

Associations of "Ethical" (30 Words)

altruist	Someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being.
bioethics	The ethics of medical and biological research.
casuistry	Moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas. The minister is engaging in nothing more or less than casuistry.
chaste	Abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse. A holy woman innocent and chaste.
chivalry	The medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct. He still retained a sense of chivalry towards women.
cloning	A general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell.
conscience	A feeling of shame when you do something immoral. A person of unflagging conscience.
equitable	Fair and impartial. The difference between legal and equitable rights.
ethic	A system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct. The puritan ethic was being replaced by the hedonist ethic.
ethics	The philosophical study of moral values and rules. Neither metaphysics nor ethics is the home of religion.
exemplar	Something to be imitated. The place is an exemplar of multicultural Britain.
goodness	The quality of being morally good or virtuous. A belief in the basic goodness of mankind.
justification	The act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning- H.J.Muller. All these incidents were used again as a justification for my sacking.
justness	Conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety. It was performed with justness and beauty.
legality	Obligations imposed by law. Documentation testifying to the legality of the arms sale.
martinet	Someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms. The woman in charge was a martinet who treated all those beneath her like children.
meekness	The feeling of patient, submissive humbleness. All his best friends make fun of him for his meekness.
moral	A lesson that can be derived from a story or experience. The moral of the story is to love thy neighbor.
moralist	A person who teaches or promotes morality.
morality	Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong. A bourgeois morality.
principle	A rule or standard especially of good behavior. The combination of male and female principles.
rectitude	Righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest. Mattie is a model of rectitude.
right	In football or a similar sport the right hand half of the field when facing the opponent s goal. Things are right again now.
righteous	Characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice- James 5:16. He is righteous trash.
rigor	The quality of being valid and rigorous. The rigors of boot camp.
seriousness	The quality or state of being serious. We are aware of the seriousness of the situation.
turpitude	Depraved or wicked behaviour or character. Acts of moral turpitude.
uprightness	The state of being in a vertical position. Steadying himself he slowly managed to achieve a state of relative uprightness.
virtue	Any admirable quality or attribute. Patience is a virtue.
virtuous	Chaste (typically used of a woman). She considered herself very virtuous because she neither drank nor smoked.