Conscientious
Conscientious adjective - Guided by or in accordance with one's sense of right and wrong.
Usage example: operated on the belief that most people are conscientious, the unattended farm stand has a price list and a money drawer for customers to leave payment for their purchases
Righteous and conscientious are semantically related in character trait topic. In some cases you can use "Righteous" instead an adjective "Conscientious".
Righteous
Righteous adjective - Following the accepted rules of moral conduct.
Usage example: righteous behavior is its own reward
Conscientious and righteous are semantically related in good topic. Sometimes you can use "Conscientious" instead an adjective "Righteous".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- good and conscientious
- good and righteous
- right and conscientious
- right and righteous
- just and conscientious
- just and righteous
- fair and conscientious
- fair and righteous
- upright and conscientious
- upright and righteous
- honest and conscientious
- honest and righteous
- honorable and conscientious
- honorable and righteous
Both words in one sentence
- Superego: John — emotional, intensely moral, righteous, conscientious.
Source: Freudian Trio / Literature
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