ethical

English Thesaurus

1. conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior (adj.all)

also	:	right,
definition	:	in conformance with justice or law or morality (adj.all)

2. adhering to ethical and moral principles (adj.all)

similar	:	right,
definition	:	in conformance with justice or law or morality (adj.all)

3. conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior (adj.all)

antonym	:	unethical,
definition	:	not conforming to approved standards of social or professional behavior (adj.all)

derivation	:	ethical motive, ethics, morality, morals,
definition	:	motivation based on ideas of right and wrong (noun.motive)

4. adhering to ethical and moral principles (adj.all)

derivation	:	honorableness, honourableness,
definition	:	the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	ethical motive, ethics, morality, morals,
definition	:	motivation based on ideas of right and wrong (noun.motive)

5. of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	ethics, moral philosophy,
definition	:	the philosophical study of moral values and rules (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	ethics, moral philosophy,
definition	:	the philosophical study of moral values and rules (noun.cognition)

6. conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior (adj.all)

antonym	:	unethical,
definition	:	not conforming to approved standards of social or professional behavior (adj.all)

derivation	:	ethical motive, ethics, morality, morals,
definition	:	motivation based on ideas of right and wrong (noun.motive)

7. adhering to ethical and moral principles (adj.all)

derivation	:	honorableness, honourableness,
definition	:	the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	ethical motive, ethics, morality, morals,
definition	:	motivation based on ideas of right and wrong (noun.motive)

8. of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	ethics, moral philosophy,
definition	:	the philosophical study of moral values and rules (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	ethics, moral philosophy,
definition	:	the philosophical study of moral values and rules (noun.cognition)