probity

Examples

• All

• Such, Sam reflected, had been the unexpected consequence of the probity the electorate demanded in its candidates.

  Fiction book (1998)

• All are regarded throughout Africa as men of unusual personal probity and esteem, and as accomplished proponents of good governance.

  Academic text (2004)

• Clearly, since early, we worry about basic questions of education, such as respect, probity, and citizenship.

  Blog text (9)

• You would do your cause more good, Josh, if you insisted on greater probity from your side.

  Blog text (3)

• Was he in danger of losing his moral probity and his vision of ultimate spiritual salvation?

  Academic text (1998)

• A line had to be drawn, and it involved integrity, honesty, and probity.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Bull and his fellow dissenters, to be sure, raised questions of probity in their ad hominem attacks.

  Academic text (1990)

• The management by three men who already enjoyed reputations for probity and impartiality went unchallenged.

  Fiction book (1991)

• While taking pains to defend their official probity, however, the magistrates offered only a blanket denial of personal misconduct.

  Academic text (1990)

• In the essay on Barye, Silvestre insists on the artist's simplicity and unpretentiousness, his intelligence and "probity," his unaffected openness, his modesty, and integrity.

  Academic text (2006)

Synonyms

I

integrity

vsprobity

447 4.3

Being honest and doing what is right

is the same broad moral quality often used in formal contexts

H

honesty

vsprobity

365 1.0

Being truthful and fair in what you say and do

is wider, adding firm moral principles beyond mere truthfulness

U

uprightness

vsprobity

1 5.6

Being honest and doing the right thing

is broader, stressing inner moral principles rather than outward honour

I

incorruptibility

vsprobity

• Formal

1 9.1

Being honest and refusing bribes

is broader, covering general moral strength beyond corruption resistance

V

virtuousness

vsprobity

1 6.9

Being honest and doing what is right

is more about steady adherence to principles across behaviour

I

incorruptness

vsprobity

• Formal

9.9

The quality of being honest and refusing bribes

is more general, applying to overall moral principles not only bribery

Antonyms

D

dishonesty

46 3.2

Actions like lying, cheating, or stealing

C

corruption

36 4.6

A situation where people lose moral principles and act badly

How Honest

incorruptibility

• Formal

1 9.1

integrity

447 4.3

probity

• Formal

3 9.1

dishonesty

46 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology