Antonyms for righteous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : rahy-chuhs

Phonetic Transcription : ˈraɪ tʃəs

Definition of righteous

Origin : early 16c. alteration of rightwise, from Old English rihtwis, from riht (see right) + wis "wise, way, manner" (see wise (adj.)). Suffix altered by influence of courteous, etc. Meaning "genuine, excellent" is 1942 in jazz slang. Related: Righteously.

adj good, honest

Example sentences :

Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!
Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox

She seemed to be holding to it in the face of righteous judgment.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

But mind, my most righteous and well-beloved, I will have no flattery.
Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

We all have our righteous secrets, and should all respect the righteous secrets of others.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

God says, all the horns of the wicked will be cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.
Extract from : « A Complete Edition of the Works of Nancy Luce » by Nancy Luce

They are, on whole, righteous laws, made in the defence of these very girls.
Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael

And yet the truth is, that God is righteous; and of men, he is most like him who is most righteous.
Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato

Thieves might have gods favorable to them quite as well as righteous men.
Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker

He separates the righteous from those who must forever be sundered from their God.
Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker

For do not men regard Zeus as the best and most righteous of the gods?
Extract from : « Euthyphro » by Plato

Synonyms for righteous

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