moral
Knowing and doing what is right, fair and honest.
moral in a sentence
- Grandad is a deeply moral man who always tells the truth.
- Handing the lost purse in to the police was the moral thing to do.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to moral?
- Awrong
- Bgood
- Cimmoral
- Dwicked
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B: good. The other three mean the opposite of moral.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to moral?
- Aimmoral
- Bhonest
- Cdecent
- Dgood
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A: immoral. The other three mean nearly the same as moral.
Words that mean something similar
good, honest, decent
Words that mean the opposite
immoral, wicked, wrong
More words about behaviour & manners
- mutiny: A time when a group refuses to obey their leader and tries to take over.
- negligent: Not taking proper care of something you should look after.
- nonchalant: Looking calm and relaxed, as if you do not care at all.
- nuisance: Someone or something that annoys you or causes trouble.
- nurture: To care for something and help it grow.
- obedient: Doing what you are told without a fuss.
- oblige: To do something helpful that someone has asked you to do.
- obnoxious: Very rude and unpleasant in a way that annoys everyone.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test