probity [ proh-bi-tee, prob-i- ]
noun
1. integrity and uprightness; honesty.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH PROBITY
propriety
WORDS RELATED TO PROBITY
truthfulness, righteousness, sincerity, rightness, integrity, rectitude, morality, trustworthiness, justice, uprightness, worth, virtue, goodness, equity, fidelity, honor
SYNONYMS FOR PROBITY
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rectitude.
ANTONYMS FOR PROBITY
dishonesty.
Origin: 1505–15; < Latin probitās uprightness, equivalent to prob(us) upright + -itās-ity
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB FOR PROBITY
Nodding agreement, the other official dubbed the burst of probity around tax cuts “a newfound religion” for the GOP.
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But it clearly would have cast those shadows over the question of her general judgment and probity.
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His firmness, his moderation, his probity, place him more opposite to Napoleon than he stood in the field of Waterloo.
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Downright and plain dealing, and abhorring to be deceived or to deceive, he was esteemed in the country for his sense and probity.
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