Goodness and Profligacy

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Goodness noun - Conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong.

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Profligacy is an antonym for goodness.

Nearby Words: good, goodly

Profligacy noun - Immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society.

Usage example: a religious leader who railed against the profligacy of the nation's decadent aristocrats

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Goodness is an antonym for profligacy.

Nearby Word: profligate

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Profligacy and Goodness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/goodness/profligacy

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