Honest
Righteous
Righteous adjective - Conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue.
Usage example: a righteous man can be trusted to act honorably regardless of the circumstances
Honest is a synonym for righteous in virtuous topic. You can use "Honest" instead an adjective "Righteous", if it concerns topics such as character trait, ethical, truthful.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Early seasons featured sinister NID agents subverting Stargate Command policy for their own ends; later on, honest and righteous NID agents are introduced, whose main job becomes hunting down their corrupt counterparts from the earlier season.
Source: The Men in Black -
She and her brother deliberately play up this trope in order to convince others that their plans for the future are honest, and then to convince themselves that their plans for her are righteous.
Source: Extreme Doormat -
It's been said that my ultimate goal of collecting food for my people is, in fact, a righteous and heroic cause for a queen to take, but if I'm being honest with myself, I have to admit that that's not my motivation at all.
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