" probity "

1: conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong;

  * e.g., " ... a person of indisputable probity must head the disciplinary panel "

•  Synonyms : 

•  character,

•  decency,

•  goodness,

•  honesty,

•  integrity,

•  morality,

•  rectitude,

•  righteousness,

•  rightness,

•  uprightness,

•  virtue,

•  virtuousness

•  Antonyms : 

•  badness,

•  evil,

•  evildoing,

•  immorality,

•  iniquity,

•  sin,

•  villainy,

•  wickedness

2: devotion to telling the truth;

  * e.g., " ... the defense attorney questioned the probity of the witness "

•  Synonyms : 

•  honesty,

•  integrity,

•  truthfulness,

•  veracity,

•  verity

•  Antonyms : 

•  deceit,

•  deceitfulness,

•  dishonesty,

•  lying,

•  mendaciousness,

•  mendacity,

•  untruthfulness

3: faithfulness to high moral standards;

  * e.g., " ... ideals of fairness and probity in journalism "

•  Synonyms : 

•  honesty,

•  honor,

•  integrity,

•  rectitude,

•  righteousness,

•  uprightness

•  Antonyms : 

•  baseness,

•  dishonor,

•  lowness