Need another word that means the same as “righteous”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “righteous” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Righteous” are: good, virtuous, upright, upstanding, decent, worthy, justifiable, justified, legitimate, defensible, supportable, just, rightful
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “righteous” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| decent | Decently clothed. A decent high necked dress. |
| defensible | Capable of being defended. A fort with a defensible yard at its feet. |
| good | Pleasing and welcome. A warranty good for two years. |
| just | Of an opinion or appraisal well founded justifiable. A just cause. |
| justifiable | Able to be shown to be right or reasonable; defensible. Their justifiable fears. |
| justified | Having, done for, or marked by a good or legitimate reason. Justified right margins. |
| legitimate | Based on known statements or events or conditions. The last legitimate Anglo Saxon king. |
| rightful | Having a legitimate right to property, position, or status. A rightful inheritance. |
| supportable | Capable of being borne though unpleasant. |
| upright | Upright in position or posture. An upright vacuum cleaner. |
| upstanding | (of an animal) strong and healthy. Upstanding feathered plumes. |
| virtuous | Morally excellent. She considered herself very virtuous because she neither drank nor smoked. |
| worthy | Worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse. These issues are worthy of further consideration. |
| barely | Openly; explicitly. She nodded barely able to speak. |
| coincidentally | Happening at the same time. The three are coincidentally reunited when captured by the enemy. |
| comer | Someone who arrives (or has arrived. Many in the party see tax relief as a comer. |
| correct | Make right or correct. He corrected Dixon s writing for publication. |
| correctly | In a way that is true, factual or appropriate; accurately. She correctly answered eight questions. |
| equitable | Fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience. An equitable distribution of gifts among the children. |
| ethical | Adhering to ethical and moral principles. Had no ethical objection to drinking. |
| evenhanded | Without partiality. Evenhanded justice. |
| exactly | In a precise manner. They met in 1989 and got married exactly two years later. |
| fitting | Being precisely fitting and right. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. |
| hap | An accidental happening. What can hap to him worthy to be deemed evil. |
| happenstance | Coincidence. An untoward happenstance for Trudy. |
| just | Of an opinion or appraisal well founded justifiable. A just and democratic society. |
| justness | The quality of being just or fair. It was performed with justness and beauty. |
| legitimate | Make an illegitimate child legitimate declare the legitimacy of someone. The regime was not legitimated by popular support. |
| marginally | In a marginal manner. He s marginally worse than he was. |
| merely | And nothing more. Gary a silent boy merely nodded. |
| precisely | Used as a reply to confirm or agree with a previous statement. At 2 00 precisely the phone rang. |
| purely | Entirely; exclusively. The purpose of the meeting was purely to give information. |
| pushover | Any undertaking that is easy to do. Colonel Moore was benevolent but no pushover. |
| rectitude | Morally correct behaviour or thinking; righteousness. Mattie is a model of rectitude. |
| redress | Remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance. The power to redress the grievances of our citizens. |
| right | The hand that is on the right side of the body. He writes with his right hand but pitches with his left. |
| rightful | Legally valid. The rightful owner of the jewels. |
| rightness | The quality or state of being best or most appropriate for a particular situation. They are convinced of the rightness of their theories. |
| scarcely | Only a very short time before. Her voice is so low I can scarcely hear what she is saying. |
| simply | Merely; just. It s simply beautiful. |
| slightly | To a small degree or extent. The children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other. |
| timely | Done or occurring sufficiently early; prompt. Timely diagnosis and subsequent early administration will be imperative. |
| virtuous | Having or showing high moral standards. She considered herself very virtuous because she neither drank nor smoked. |
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