Idealistic
Idealistic adjective - Having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality.
Righteous and idealistic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Righteous" instead an adjective "Idealistic".
Righteous
Righteous adjective - Conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue.
Idealistic and righteous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Idealistic" instead an adjective "Righteous".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- In Tsukigasa, Kuroe goes from idealistic and righteous to purely cynical after the person he loves cuts his arm off and he runs away from home, ending up dying in a ditch only to be saved by robbers (whom he hates).
Source: Broken Bird / Anime and Manga - Fist of the North Star is unapologetically idealistic and morally righteous in spite of being set in a post-apocalyptic Crapsack World.
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