Synonyms for virtuous
ˈvɜr tʃu əsvir·tu·ous

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1. virtuousadjective

   Synonyms:
   righteous, good

2. virtuousadjective

   Full of virtue, having excellent moral character.

   Synonyms:
   good, righteous

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1. virtuous

   Innocent, in the full sense, signifies not tainted with sin; not having done wrong or violated legal or moral precept or duty; as, an innocent babe. Innocent is a negative word, expressing less than righteous, upright, or virtuous, which imply knowledge of good and evil, with free choice of the good. A little child or a lamb is innocent; a tried and faithful man is righteous, upright, virtuous. Immaculate, pure, and sinless may be used either of one who has never known the possibility of evil or of one who has perfectly and triumphantly resisted it. Innocent is used of inanimate substances in the sense of harmless; as, an innocent remedy, that is, one not dangerous, even if not helpful. Innocent, in a specific case, signifies free from the guilt of a particular act, even tho the total character may be very evil; as, the thief was found to be innocent of the murder. See CANDID; PURE.

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   Synonyms:
   blameless, clean, clear, faultless, guileless, guiltless, harmless, immaculate, innocent, innocuous, innoxious, inoffensive, pure, right, righteous, sinless, spotless, stainless, upright

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1. virtuous

   Synonyms:
   upright, moral, chaste, modest, pure

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. virtuousadjective

   morally excellent

   Synonyms:
   virgin, virginal, pure, vestal

   Antonyms:
   unredeemable, ungodly, iniquitous, unreformable, unchaste, peccable, nefarious, sinful, flagitious, irredeemable, heinous, wicked, peccant, heavy, irreclaimable, villainous, vicious, evil

2. pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuousadjective

   in a state of sexual virginity

   "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"

   Synonyms:
   pure(a), utter(a), unadulterated, thoroughgoing(a), double-dyed(a), perfect(a), virgin, gross(a), staring(a), arrant(a), virginal, stark(a), consummate(a), everlasting(a), complete(a), sodding(a), saturated, pure, vestal

   Antonyms:
   villainous, heavy, peccant, nefarious, peccable, flagitious, evil, sinful, vicious, ungodly, unreformable, iniquitous, unchaste, heinous, wicked, irreclaimable, irredeemable, unredeemable

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1. virtuousadjective

   Synonyms:
   upright, honest, good, righteous, exemplary, worthy

2. virtuousadjective

   Synonyms:
   chaste, modest, pure

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1. virtuousadjective

   Synonyms:
   good, exemplary, moral, pure, continent, upright

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1. List of paraphrases for "virtuous":

   righteous, virtuoso, benign

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1. Anthony Tan:

   We believe that as we offer more localized everyday services, there will be more users and higher engagement across the user base, when that happens, it attracts more partners and it's a virtuous upwards cycle. Great for business.

2. William Graham Sumner:

   Property left to a child may soon be lost but the inheritance of virtue--a good name an unblemished reputation--will abide forever. If those who are toiling for wealth to leave their children, would but take half the pains to secure for them virtuous habits, how much more serviceable would they be. The largest property may be wrested from a child, but virtue will stand by him to the last.

3. Confucius:

   Is virtue a thing remote I wish to be virtuous, and lo Virtue is at hand.

4. Buddha:

   On life's journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light by day and right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him.

5. John Bason:

   If you talk about learnings, that really was the key, it's the big one, you add more stores and each one a profitable store, then the overall profitability will increase ... now you are in a virtuous circle.