Antonyms for probity

Grammar : Noun

Spell : proh-bi-tee, prob-i-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈproʊ bɪ ti, ˈprɒb ɪ-

Definition of probity

Origin : early 15c., from Middle French probité, from Latin probitatem (nominative probitas) "uprightness, honesty," from probus "worthy, good" (see prove).

noun fairness, honesty

Example sentences :

Yet once on the trail, so to speak, he is probity personified.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

To men of your intelligence and probity, these admonitions are, perhaps, unnecessary.
Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin

The faithful driver, who had given such proofs of probity, continued to be of great service, and was put in perpetual requisition.
Extract from : « The Secret Memoirs of Louis XV./XVI, Complete » by Madame du Hausset, an "Unknown English Girl" and the Princess Lamballe

He was touched by this easy and, as it were, natural display of probity.
Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola

I went to the comptroller, and trusting in his probity I explained my scheme to him.
Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

And yet it first arouses our suspicion of the probity and reality of Gorki's types.
Extract from : « Maxim Gorki » by Hans Ostwald

However I might be disposed to trust his probity, I dare not trust his prejudices.
Extract from : « The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. » by Washington Irving

In a few years his unprincipled wife warped the probity of a lifetime.
Extract from : « O Pioneers! » by Willa Cather

I will write to him for a testimonial, at least to my probity and character.
Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 » by Various

They put an inscription on her tomb praising her fidelity and probity.
Extract from : « White Lies » by Charles Reade

Synonyms for probity

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