What are some opposite words for goodness?

Antonyms for goodness
ˈgʊd nɪsgood·ness

This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term goodness.

Wiktionary4.5 / 2 votes

  1. goodnessnoun

    Synonyms:
    virtue

  2. goodnessnoun

    The state or characteristic of being good.

    Synonyms:
    virtue

  3. goodnessnoun

    The good, nutritional, healthy part or content of something.

    Synonyms:
    virtue

  4. goodnessnoun

    God.

    Thank goodness that the war is over!

    Synonyms:
    virtue

  5. goodnessnoun

    The moral qualities which constitute Christian excellence; moral virtue.

    Synonyms:
    virtue

English Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. goodness

    Virtue (Latin virtus, primarily manly strength or courage, from vir, a man, a hero) is, in its full sense, goodness that is victorious through trial, perhaps through temptation and conflict. Goodness, the being morally good, may be much less than virtue, as lacking the strength that comes from trial and conflict, or it may be very much more than virtue, as rising sublimely above the possibility of temptation and conflict — the infantile as contrasted with the divine goodness. Virtue is distinctively human; we do not predicate it of God. Morality is conformity to the moral law in action, whether in matters concerning ourselves or others, whether with or without right principle. Honesty and probity are used especially of one's relations to his fellow men, probity being to honesty much what virtue in some respects is to goodness; probity is honesty tried and proved, especially in those things that are beyond the reach of legal requirement; above the commercial sense, honesty may be applied to the highest truthfulness of the soul to and with itself and its Maker. Integrity, in the full sense, is moral wholeness without a flaw; when used, as it often is, of contracts and dealings, it has reference to inherent character and principle, and denotes much more than superficial or conventional honesty. Honor is a lofty honesty that scorns fraud or wrong as base and unworthy of itself. Honor rises far above thought of the motto that "honesty is the best policy." Purity is freedom from all admixture, especially of that which debases; it is chastity both of heart and life, but of the life because from the heart. Duty, the rendering of what is due to any person or in any relation, is, in this connection, the fulfilment of moral obligation. Rectitude and righteousness denote conformity to the standard of right, whether in heart or act; righteousness is used especially in the religious sense. Uprightness refers especially to conduct. Virtuousness is a quality of the soul or of action; in the latter sense it is the essence of virtuous action. Compare INNOCENT; JUSTICE; RELIGION.

    Compare synonyms for SIN.

    Antonyms:
    evil, vice, viciousness, wickedness, wrong

    Synonyms:
    chastity, duty, excellence, faithfulness, honesty, honor, integrity, justice, morality, probity, purity, rectitude, righteousness, rightness, truth, uprightness, virtue, virtuousness, worth, worthiness

Matched Categories

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. good, goodnessnoun

    that which is pleasing or valuable or useful

    "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization"

    Antonyms:
    bad, badness, evil, evilness

    Synonyms:
    good, trade good, commodity

  2. good, goodnessnoun

    moral excellence or admirableness

    "there is much good to be found in people"

    Antonyms:
    badness, evilness, bad, evil

    Synonyms:
    good, trade good, commodity

How to use goodness in a sentence?

  1. Judy Garland:

    When you get to know a lot of people, you make a great discovery: You find that no one group has a monopoly on looks, brains, goodness or anything else.

  2. Jacob Ellenhorn:

    They are claiming that because I invited them – I made students on campus feel unsafe, no one has to listen to them. No one was forced to attend. For goodness’ sake – we’re adults. We should be able to handle other people’s opinions.

  3. Mike Pompeo:

    We had respect for him and his power. He's a very talented statesman, he has lots of gifts. He was a KGB agent, for goodness' sakes. He knows how to use power, we should respect that.

  4. Said Peek:

    What pandemics, natural disasters, economic disasters do is uncover the everyday lived experience of these structural inequities that communities live with all the time, then they get so horrid that they come to light and people are just clutching their pearls like,' Oh my goodness !'.

  5. Euripides, Temenidae:

    When good men die their goodness does not perish,But lives though they are gone. As for the bad,All that was theirs dies and is buried with them.

How to pronounce goodness?

How to say goodness in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#841bad
#1673wrong
#2474vice
#3009evil
#11778goodness
#28398badness
#39121wickedness
#136569viciousness
#152987evilness

Translation

Find a translation for this antonym in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Discuss these goodness antonyms with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "goodness." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/antonyms/goodness>.

    Are we missing a good antonym for goodness?

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Synonyms.com

    Quiz

    Are you a human thesaurus?

    »
    What is not a synonym of the others?
    A Percebtible
    B Tangible
    C Substantial
    D Impalpable

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for goodness: