Ignominious and Virtuous

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Ignominious adjective - Not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency.

Usage example: the prison guards degraded themselves with their inhumane, ignominious treatment of the prisoners

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Virtuous is an antonym for ignominious.

Nearby Word: ignominy

Virtuous adjective - Conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue.

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Ignominious is an antonym for virtuous.

Nearby Words: virtue, virtuosity, virtuously, virtu

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