Goodness
Goodness noun - Conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong.
Vice
Vice noun - Immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society.
Usage example: that section of the city is legendary for crime and vice
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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William Shakespeare's Macbeth does not so much subvert it as play with it: Goodness equals Beauty but not vice versa.
Source: Beauty Equals Goodness -
Freedom Is Goodness are those devoted to a Chaotic Good cause — freedom fighters, benevolent anarchists, and anyone who feels that Freedom generally leads to Good, and vice versa.
Source: Chaotic Good -
Usually a sign of Goodness, indicating a wholesome character uncorrupted by the Vice City.
Source: Nature Lover
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Vice and Goodness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/goodness/vice
Goodness & Vice. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/goodness/vice>.
Vice or Goodness. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/goodness/vice.
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