ethical

Examples

• All

• So is this a moral situation or an ethical situation?

  Election (1999)

• You are both ethical in business and certainly farsighted socially.

  Spartacus (1960)

• Now, is there an ethical issue in all of this?

• I thought it was the ethical thing to do, and I did.

• I wonder if you would comment a little bit on ethical leadership.

• This could be a serious ethical breach here.

  Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)

• The fact is, they are incredibly moral and ethical.

  Crutch (2004)

• I work on the legal and ethical implications, and I help make the choices.

  Fiction book (1999)

• So some, I've got some ethical concerns with this system already.

• Self-determination is a primary ethical principle underlying social work practice in health care settings.

  Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

R

right

vsethical

∞ 1.0

Morally good or fair to do

emphasizes relation to moral principles and accepted standards rather than legal correctness

G

good

vsethical

∞ 1.0

Behaving in a kind and honest way

focuses on moral character rather than specific principles or accepted standards

M

moral

vsethical

∞ 3.7

Concerned with ideas of right and wrong in people's actions

focuses on accepted standards of right and wrong rather than personal judgment

R

righteous

vsethical

260 4.7

Acting in a morally good way that people see as fair

is broader and neutral, relating to moral principles not moral superiority

H

honorable

vsethical

• US

253 3.7

A person who behaves in a morally good way and deserves respect

concerns following moral principles and standards rather than public respect

P

principled

vsethical

39 3.8

A person or group that shows strong ideas about right and wrong and acts on them

is a general relation to moral principles rather than consistent personal action

C

conscionable

vsethical

• Formal

1 9.5

In line with what a person thinks is right and fair

relates to accepted moral principles and standards rather than individual conscience

Antonyms

I

immoral

144 4.6

Not following what most people think is right or wrong

U

unethical

102 4.8

Not right according to moral or professional rules most people accept

Compounds

E

ethical question

10 4.6

A question about what is right or wrong in a situation

E

ethical code

2 4.1

A set of rules that tell people in a job or group how to behave

E

ethical drug

• Archaic

4.1

A medicine you can only get with a prescription from a doctor or dentist

E

ethical motive

6.5

A reason for doing something because you think it is right

E

ethical nihilism

• Formal

9.9

A belief that nothing is really right or wrong

How Ethical

virtuous

35 4.3

ethical

280 4.1

moral

∞ 3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology