Exact Match:
- moralistic
- narrowly and conventionally moral
Synonyms:
- admonitory,
- advisory,
- axiological,
- cautionary,
- consultative,
- consultatory,
- didactic,
- directive,
- ethical,
- ethological,
- exhortative,
- exhortatory,
- expostulative,
- expostulatory,
- hortative,
- hortatory,
- instructive,
- monitorial,
- monitory,
- moral,
- noble,
- preachy,
- principled,
- recommendatory,
- remonstrant,
- remonstrative,
- remonstratory,
- right-minded,
- righteous,
- sententious,
- virtuous,
- warning
Related Words:
- admonitory,
- advisory,
- cautionary,
- consultative,
- consultatory,
- didactic,
- directive,
- exhortative,
- exhortatory,
- expostulative,
- expostulatory,
- hortative,
- hortatory,
- instructive,
- monitorial,
- monitory,
- moralistic,
- objecting,
- preachy,
- protestant,
- protesting,
- recommendatory,
- remonstrant,
- remonstratory,
- sententious,
- under protest,
- warning
- preachy
collapse - inclined to or marked by tedious moralization related words >
- admonitory,
- advisory,
- cautionary,
- consultative,
- consultatory,
- didactic,
- directive,
- exhortative,
- exhortatory,
- expostulative,
- expostulatory,
- hortative,
- hortatory,
- instructive,
- monitorial,
- monitory,
- moral,
- moralistic,
- moralizing,
- recommendatory,
- remonstrant,
- remonstrative,
- remonstratory,
- sententious,
- sermonizing,
- teachy,
- warning
- advisory
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- an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat; "a frost advisory"
- giving advice; "an advisory memorandum", "his function was purely consultative" related words >
- admonition,
- admonitory,
- bulletin,
- cautionary,
- communicative,
- consultative,
- consultatory,
- council,
- deliberative,
- didactic,
- directive,
- educational,
- educative,
- enlightening,
- exhortative,
- exhortatory,
- expostulative,
- expostulatory,
- hortative,
- hortatory,
- informational,
- informative,
- informing,
- instructive,
- monitorial,
- monitory,
- moralistic,
- notice,
- preachy,
- prediction,
- recommendatory,
- remonstrant,
- remonstrative,
- remonstratory,
- sententious,
- synodal,
- synodic,
- warning
- admonitory,
- advisory,
- autodidactic,
- cajoling,
- cautionary,
- coeducational,
- consultative,
- consultatory,
- cultural,
- didactic,
- directive,
- disciplinary,
- edifying,
- educating,
- educational,
- educative,
- enlightening,
- exhortative,
- exhortatory,
- expostulative,
- expostulatory,
- homiletic,
- hortative,
- illuminating,
- informative,
- initiatory,
- instructive,
- introductory,
- lecturing,
- monitorial,
- monitory,
- moralistic,
- persuading,
- persuasive,
- preaching,
- preachy,
- preceptive,
- propaedeutic,
- recommendatory,
- remonstrant,
- remonstrative,
- remonstratory,
- self-teaching,
- sententious,
- suasive,
- teaching,
- tuitionary,
- warning,
- wheedling
- proverbial
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- widely known and spoken of; "her proverbial lateness"; "the proverbial absentminded professor"; "your proverbial dizzy blonde"
- of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb; "he kicked the proverbial bucket"; "the proverbial grasshopper" related words >
- accepted,
- acknowledged,
- aphoristic,
- apophthegmatic,
- apothegmatic,
- archetypal,
- axiomatic,
- common,
- commonly known,
- commonplace,
- crisp,
- current,
- epigrammatic,
- exemplary,
- familiar,
- formulaic,
- formulistic,
- gnomic,
- hackneyed,
- homiletic,
- household,
- moralistic,
- notorious,
- pithy,
- platitudinous,
- pointed,
- public,
- pungent,
- sententious,
- succinct,
- talked-about,
- talked-of,
- terse,
- time-honored,
- traditional,
- trite,
- truistic,
- typical,
- universally admitted,
- universally recognized,
- well-kenned,
- well-known,
- well-recognized,
- well-understood,
- widely known
- admonishing,
- admonitory,
- advisory,
- augural,
- cautionary,
- cautioning,
- communicative,
- consultative,
- consultatory,
- counseling,
- critical,
- deterrent,
- didactic,
- directive,
- discouraging,
- disinclining,
- dissuading,
- dissuasive,
- educational,
- educative,
- enlightening,
- exemplary,
- exhortative,
- exhortatory,
- expostulative,
- expostulatory,
- forerunning,
- foreshadowing,
- foreshowing,
- foretokening,
- forewarning,
- heavy with meaning,
- hortative,
- hortatory,
- indicative,
- informational,
- informative,
- informing,
- instructive,
- intimidating,
- intuitive,
- meaningful,
- monitorial,
- moralistic,
- moralizing,
- notificational,
- notifying,
- preachy,
- precursive,
- precursory,
- predictive,
- prefigurative,
- preindicative,
- premonitory,
- presageful,
- presaging,
- prognostic,
- prognosticative,
- recommendatory,
- remonstrant,
- remonstrative,
- remonstratory,
- sententious,
- significant,
- warning
- principled
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- based on or manifesting objectively defined standards of rightness or morality; "principled pragmatism and unprincipled expediency"; "a principled person" related words >
- Christian,
- blameless,
- clean,
- correct,
- creditable,
- decent,
- erect,
- estimable,
- ethical,
- fair,
- full of integrity,
- good,
- high-minded,
- high-principled,
- highly respectable,
- honest,
- honorable,
- immaculate,
- inviolate,
- irreproachable,
- just,
- law-abiding,
- law-loving,
- law-revering,
- manly,
- moral,
- moralistic,
- noble,
- proper,
- pure,
- reputable,
- respectable,
- right,
- right-minded,
- righteous,
- scrupulous,
- spotless,
- stainless,
- sterling,
- true-dealing,
- true-devoted,
- true-disposing,
- true-souled,
- true-spirited,
- truehearted,
- unblemished,
- uncorrupt,
- uncorrupted,
- undefiled,
- unimpeachable,
- unspotted,
- unstained,
- unsullied,
- untarnished,
- upright,
- uprighteous,
- upstanding,
- virtuous,
- worthy,
- yeomanly
- instructive
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- serving to instruct of enlighten or inform related words >
- admonitory,
- advisory,
- authoritative,
- autodidactic,
- binding,
- canonical,
- cautionary,
- coeducational,
- commanding,
- communicative,
- compelling,
- consultative,
- consultatory,
- cultural,
- decretal,
- decretive,
- decretory,
- dictated,
- dictating,
- didactic,
- directive,
- disciplinary,
- edifying,
- educating,
- educational,
- educative,
- enlightening,
- exhortative,
- exhortatory,
- expostulative,
- expostulatory,
- formulary,
- hard and fast,
- helpful,
- homiletic,
- hortative,
- hortatory,
- illuminating,
- imperative,
- informational,
- informative,
- informing,
- initiatory,
- introductory,
- jussive,
- lecturing,
- mandating,
- mandatory,
- monitorial,
- monitory,
- moralistic,
- moralizing,
- obligating,
- official,
- peremptory,
- preaching,
- preachy,
- preceptive,
- prescribed,
- prescript,
- prescriptive,
- propaedeutic,
- recommendatory,
- regulation,
- remonstrant,
- remonstrative,
- remonstratory,
- revealing,
- rubric,
- self-teaching,
- sententious,
- standard,
- statutory,
- teaching,
- tuitionary,
- warning
- ethical
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- conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; "an ethical lawyer"; "ethical medical practice"; "an ethical problem"; "had no ethical objection to drinking"; "Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants"- Omar N. Bradley
- adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone"
- of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics; "ethical codes"; "ethical theories" related words >
- Christian,
- axiological,
- blameless,
- clean,
- conscientious,
- correct,
- creditable,
- decent,
- deferential,
- duteous,
- dutiful,
- elevated,
- erect,
- estimable,
- ethological,
- fair,
- full of integrity,
- good,
- high-minded,
- high-principled,
- highly respectable,
- honest,
- honorable,
- immaculate,
- inviolate,
- irreproachable,
- just,
- law-abiding,
- law-loving,
- law-revering,
- manly,
- moral,
- moralistic,
- noble,
- obedient,
- observant,
- open,
- principled,
- proper,
- pure,
- reputable,
- respectable,
- respectful,
- right,
- right-minded,
- righteous,
- scrupulous,
- spotless,
- stainless,
- sterling,
- straightforward,
- true-dealing,
- true-devoted,
- true-disposing,
- true-souled,
- true-spirited,
- truehearted,
- unblemished,
- uncorrupt,
- uncorrupted,
- undefiled,
- unimpeachable,
- unspotted,
- unstained,
- unsullied,
- untarnished,
- upright,
- uprighteous,
- upstanding,
- virtuous,
- worthy,
- yeomanly
- hypocritical
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- professing feelings or virtues one does not have; "hypocritical praise" related words >
- Pecksniffian,
- Tartuffian,
- Tartuffish,
- affected,
- alleged,
- ambidextrous,
- assumed,
- avowed,
- bland,
- canting,
- casuistic,
- claimed,
- counterfeited,
- deceitful,
- deceiving,
- deceptive,
- dishonest,
- dissembling,
- double,
- double-dealing,
- double-faced,
- double-minded,
- double-tongued,
- doublehearted,
- fake,
- faked,
- faking,
- false,
- feigned,
- feigning,
- glib,
- goody,
- goody-goody,
- holier-than-thou,
- hypocritic,
- in name only,
- insincere,
- left-handed,
- lying,
- mealymouthed,
- mendacious,
- moralistic,
- oily,
- ostensible,
- pecksniffian,
- perfidious,
- pharisaic,
- pharisaical,
- pharisean,
- phony,
- pietistic,
- pious,
- pretended,
- pretending,
- pretexted,
- professed,
- purported,
- put-on,
- sanctified,
- sanctimonious,
- self-righteous,
- sham,
- simon-pure,
- simulated,
- smooth,
- smooth-spoken,
- smooth-tongued,
- sniveling,
- so-called,
- specious,
- spurious,
- treacherous,
- two-faced,
- unctuous,
- underhand,
- untrustworthy
- puritan
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- someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
- a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship related words >
- Albigensian,
- Catharist,
- Franciscan,
- Grundy,
- Sabbatarian,
- Trappist,
- Victorian,
- Waldensian,
- abstainer,
- anchorite,
- ascetic,
- austere,
- bhikshu,
- bigoted,
- bluenose,
- dervish,
- disapproving,
- dour,
- fakir,
- fanatic,
- firm,
- flagellant,
- fundamentalist,
- goody-goody,
- hard,
- hard-line,
- hard-nosed,
- hermit,
- hidebound,
- impliable,
- inexorable,
- inflexible,
- intolerant,
- iron,
- ironbound,
- ironclad,
- ironhanded,
- mendicant,
- mid-Victorian,
- moralistic,
- muscle-bound,
- narrow-minded,
- obdurate,
- obstinate,
- old maid,
- orthodox,
- pietist,
- pietistic,
- prig,
- prim,
- procrustean,
- proper,
- prude,
- prudish,
- purist,
- puristic,
- puritanic,
- puritanical,
- relentless,
- religionist,
- rigid,
- rigorist,
- rigoristic,
- rigorous,
- rockbound,
- sannyasi,
- severe,
- stern,
- stiff,
- stiff-necked,
- straightlaced,
- strait-laced,
- straitlaced,
- strict,
- stubborn,
- stuffy,
- unbending,
- uncompromising,
- unrelenting,
- unyielding,
- uptight,
- yogi,
- yogin,
- zealot
- directive
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- a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity; "the boss loves to send us directives" related words >
- actuating,
- admonitory,
- advisory,
- aimable,
- aimed,
- animating,
- causal,
- causative,
- cautionary,
- chief,
- commanding,
- communication,
- compelling,
- consultative,
- consultatory,
- controlling,
- decree,
- decretal,
- decretive,
- decretory,
- dictating,
- didactic,
- directed,
- directing,
- direction,
- directional,
- directorial,
- directory,
- dirigible,
- driving,
- edict,
- exhortative,
- exhortatory,
- expostulative,
- expostulatory,
- general orders,
- governing,
- guidable,
- guiding,
- head,
- hortative,
- hortatory,
- impelling,
- imperative,
- impulsive,
- inducive,
- instruction,
- instructive,
- jussive,
- leadable,
- leading,
- managerial,
- managing,
- mandating,
- memo,
- monitorial,
- monitory,
- moralistic,
- motivating,
- motivational,
- motive,
- moving,
- notice,
- obligating,
- on the mark,
- on the nose,
- peremptory,
- pointable,
- preachy,
- precept,
- preceptive,
- prescript,
- prescription,
- prescriptive,
- pressing,
- recommendatory,
- regulating,
- regulation,
- regulative,
- regulatory,
- remonstrant,
- remonstrative,
- remonstratory,
- rule,
- ruling,
- sententious,
- steerable,
- trainable,
- ukase,
- urgent,
- warning,
- well-aimed,
- well-directed,
- word
- didactic
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- instructive (especially excessively) related words >
- Alcaic,
- Anacreontic,
- Castalian,
- Homeric,
- Hudibrastic,
- Pierian,
- Pindaric,
- Theocritean,
- admonitory,
- advisory,
- authoritative,
- autodidactic,
- bardic,
- binding,
- bucolic,
- canonical,
- cautionary,
- coeducational,
- consultative,
- consultatory,
- cultural,
- dictated,
- directive,
- disciplinary,
- dithyrambic,
- dramatic,
- eclogic,
- edifying,
- educating,
- educational,
- educative,
- elegiac,
- enlightening,
- epic,
- exhortative,
- exhortatory,
- expostulative,
- expostulatory,
- formulary,
- hard and fast,
- heroic,
- homiletic,
- hortative,
- hortatory,
- idyllic,
- illuminating,
- informative,
- initiatory,
- instructive,
- introductory,
- lecturing,
- mandatory,
- mock-heroic,
- monitorial,
- monitory,
- moral,
- moralistic,
- moralizing,
- narrative,
- official,
- pastoral,
- poetic,
- poetico-mystical,
- poetico-mythological,
- poetico-philosophic,
- poetlike,
- preaching,
- preachy,
- preceptive,
- prescribed,
- prescript,
- prescriptive,
- propaedeutic,
- recommendatory,
- regulation,
- remonstrant,
- remonstrative,
- remonstratory,
- rhapsodic,
- rubric,
- runic,
- sapphic,
- self-teaching,
- sententious,
- sermonizing,
- skaldic,
- standard,
- statutory,
- teaching,
- teachy,
- tuitionary,
- warning
- righteous
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- morally justified; "righteous indignation"
- characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16 related words >
- Christendom,
- Christian,
- Christlike,
- Christly,
- God-fearing,
- according to Hoyle,
- angelic,
- appropriate,
- apt,
- blameless,
- clean,
- condign,
- correct,
- creditable,
- decent,
- decorous,
- due,
- erect,
- estimable,
- ethical,
- exemplary,
- fair,
- fit,
- fitting,
- full of integrity,
- godlike,
- godly,
- godly-minded,
- good,
- guiltless,
- heavenly,
- high-minded,
- high-principled,
- highly respectable,
- holy,
- holy-minded,
- honest,
- honorable,
- immaculate,
- inculpable,
- innocent,
- inviolate,
- irreproachable,
- just,
- justifiable,
- justified,
- kosher,
- law-abiding,
- law-loving,
- law-revering,
- manly,
- moral,
- moralistic,
- nice,
- noble,
- normal,
- normative,
- otherworldly,
- principled,
- proper,
- pure,
- pure in heart,
- purehearted,
- reputable,
- respectable,
- right,
- right and proper,
- right-minded,
- rightful,
- saintlike,
- saintly,
- seemly,
- self-righteous,
- seraphic,
- spiritual,
- spiritual-minded,
- spotless,
- stainless,
- sterling,
- straight,
- suitable,
- the believing,
- the chosen,
- the elect,
- the faithful,
- the good,
- the righteous,
- the saved,
- true-dealing,
- true-devoted,
- true-disposing,
- true-souled,
- true-spirited,
- truehearted,
- trustworthy,
- unblamable,
- unblemished,
- uncorrupt,
- uncorrupted,
- undefiled,
- unearthly,
- unimpeachable,
- unspotted,
- unstained,
- unsullied,
- untarnished,
- unworldly,
- upright,
- uprighteous,
- upstanding,
- virtuous,
- worthy,
- yeomanly
- virtuous
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- morally excellent related words >
- Christian,
- advantageous,
- angelic,
- auspicious,
- beneficial,
- benevolent,
- blameless,
- blotless,
- bon,
- bonny,
- braw,
- bueno,
- capital,
- chaste,
- clean,
- cleanly,
- cogent,
- commendable,
- creditable,
- decent,
- effectual,
- efficacious,
- efficient,
- elegant,
- erect,
- estimable,
- ethical,
- excellent,
- exemplary,
- expedient,
- fair,
- fair-minded,
- faithful,
- famous,
- faultless,
- favorable,
- fine,
- full of integrity,
- godly,
- good,
- goodly,
- grand,
- guiltless,
- healthy,
- helpful,
- high-minded,
- high-principled,
- highly respectable,
- honest,
- honorable,
- immaculate,
- in the clear,
- incorruptible,
- inculpable,
- innocent,
- inviolate,
- irreproachable,
- just,
- kind,
- laudable,
- law-abiding,
- law-loving,
- law-revering,
- manly,
- moral,
- moralistic,
- nice,
- noble,
- pleasant,
- principled,
- profitable,
- proper,
- pure,
- pure in heart,
- purehearted,
- regal,
- reputable,
- respectable,
- right,
- right-minded,
- righteous,
- royal,
- saintlike,
- saintly,
- scrupulous,
- seraphic,
- sexually innocent,
- sinless,
- skillful,
- snowy,
- sound,
- splendid,
- spotless,
- stainless,
- sterling,
- straight,
- taintless,
- true,
- true-dealing,
- true-devoted,
- true-disposing,
- true-souled,
- true-spirited,
- truehearted,
- trustworthy,
- unblamable,
- unblemished,
- unblotted,
- uncorrupt,
- uncorrupted,
- undefiled,
- unimpeachable,
- unsoiled,
- unspotted,
- unstained,
- unsullied,
- untainted,
- untarnished,
- upright,
- uprighteous,
- upstanding,
- useful,
- valid,
- very good,
- virgin,
- virginal,
- white,
- without reproach,
- worthy,
- yeomanly
- warning
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- a message informing of danger related words >
- admonishing,
- admonition,
- admonitory,
- advice,
- advising,
- advisory,
- advocacy,
- alerting,
- augural,
- blackmail,
- briefing,
- bulldozing,
- call,
- call for,
- caution,
- cautionary,
- cautioning,
- caveat,
- claim,
- clue,
- commination,
- consultation,
- consultative,
- consultatory,
- contribution,
- council,
- counsel,
- cue,
- demand,
- demand for,
- denunciation,
- determent,
- deterrence,
- deterrent,
- didactic,
- direction,
- directive,
- draft,
- drain,
- duty,
- empty threat,
- exaction,
- exemplary,
- exhortation,
- exhortative,
- exhortatory,
- expostulation,
- expostulative,
- expostulatory,
- extortion,
- extortionate demand,
- foreboding,
- forerunning,
- foreshadowing,
- foreshowing,
- foretokening,
- forewarning,
- frightening off,
- guidance,
- heavy demand,
- heavy with meaning,
- hint,
- hortation,
- hortative,
- hortatory,
- idea,
- idle threat,
- imminence,
- implied threat,
- imposition,
- impost,
- indent,
- indicative,
- insistent demand,
- instruction,
- instructive,
- intimidation,
- intuitive,
- levy,
- meaningful,
- menace,
- monition,
- monitorial,
- monitory,
- moralistic,
- nonnegotiable demand,
- notice,
- notificational,
- notifying,
- office,
- opinion,
- order,
- parley,
- passing word,
- pointer,
- preachy,
- precursive,
- precursory,
- predictive,
- prefigurative,
- preindicative,
- premonitory,
- presageful,
- presaging,
- prognostic,
- prognosticative,
- promise of harm,
- proposal,
- recommendation,
- recommendatory,
- remonstrance,
- remonstrant,
- remonstrative,
- remonstratory,
- requirement,
- requisition,
- rush,
- rush order,
- sententious,
- significant,
- steer,
- suggestion,
- sword of Damocles,
- talking out of,
- tax,
- taxing,
- thought,
- threat,
- threateningness,
- threatfulness,
- tip,
- tip-off,
- tribute,
- ultimatum,
- whisper
- sententious
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- abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing; "too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation"- Kathleen Barnes related words >
- Gongoresque,
- Johnsonian,
- Spartan,
- abbreviated,
- abridged,
- admonitory,
- advisory,
- affected,
- allegorical,
- aphoristic,
- aposiopestic,
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