Probity and Profligacy

Opposite meaning words

Probity noun - Faithfulness to high moral standards.

Usage example: ideals of fairness and probity in journalism

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Profligacy is an antonym for probity.

Nearby Word: probation

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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Probity is an antonym for profligacy.

Nearby Word: profligate

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