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How does the noun integrity contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of integrity are honesty, honor, and probity. While all these words mean "uprightness of character or action," integrity implies trustworthiness and incorruptibility to a degree that one is incapable of being false to a trust, responsibility, or pledge.

When is it sensible to use honesty instead of integrity?

Although the words honesty and integrity have much in common, honesty implies a refusal to lie, steal, or deceive in any way.

When can honor be used instead of integrity?

The words honor and integrity are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, honor suggests an active or anxious regard for the standards of one's profession, calling, or position.

When would probity be a good substitute for integrity?

While the synonyms probity and integrity are close in meaning, probity implies tried and proven honesty or integrity.

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of integrity Crosswell resigned in February after top Justice Department official Emil Bove, a close Trump ally who represented him in criminal cases, ordered prosecutors in the public integrity section to push forward with a dismissal of the corruption case against Mayor Adams. Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025 Van Dusen defended the integrity of the 2017 protections at a Village Board meeting Feb. 3, and said the Board created those protections before the state approved the TRUST Act. Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025 In addition to the Justice Department lawsuit, about a half-dozen other suits were filed by civil rights and election integrity groups raising claims based on the U.S. Constitution and the federal Voting Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination in voting. Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025 The tool has in the past been good at maintaining stylistic integrity, but not at generating multiple angles within the same scene. ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for integrity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for integrity
Noun
  • Approval from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, much like the morality police, requires artists to master abstraction, ensuring their work remains powerful yet permissible.
    Rebecca Ruth Gould, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
  • An anti-Disney morality tale seeks modern morality.
    Armond White, National Review, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Senior leaders should deliver feedback with honesty and respect, focusing on behaviors, not personalities.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Both Chien and Salonga emphasized the honesty and openness that characterize their relationship.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The actor has also received Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG and Tony Award nominations, as well as a BAFTA Award, two Independent Spirit Awards and four NAACP Image Awards, among myriad honors.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Highest honors were awarded to eight graduates, 64 received high honors, and eight received honors.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • They are sent off to a grandmother in Ontario who is the epitome of cold, self-righteous Protestant virtue.
    Margaret Atwood, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
  • The American physician, W. Golden Mortimer, author of History of Coca (1901), acknowledged coca as a panacea, noting its virtues as a medicine, tonic, and food.
    Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The integration of these monitoring components creates a robust MLOps environment capable of handling the complexities of production ML systems while maintaining high performance and reliability standards.
    Neel Sendas, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Over the past decade, Rory has cultivated a company culture rooted in integrity, reliability, and positivity.
    USA Today, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Tuesday sees some Women’s Nations League goodness: England are off to Belgium, while Spain vs Portugal could be lively and Germany face Scotland.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The desire to memorialize through statues and buildings is often paired with the impulse to alter the truth, to construct the memories that won’t fracture a community’s sense of its implicit goodness.
    Vulture Editors, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Yes, one of the teenaged plane crash survivors and Yellowjackets team members who has become a more prominent character in the past timeline over the course of season 3.
    Stacy Lambe, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Reports from Italy suggest Motta’s lack of empathy, his coldness in character, also played a part in his dismissal.
    Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Shifting ground Economic and supply chain experts note that the sincerity of Trump's tariff rates remains uncertain, with many expecting them to be lowered based on negotiations between the Trump administration and individual countries.
    Dylan Butts,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
  • While men and women exhibit similar frequencies in over-apologizing, the habit can undermine professional authority and dilute the sincerity of genuine apologies.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025

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“Integrity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/integrity. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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