ETHICALLY Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

ethically

adverb

Definition of ethically

as in morally

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Recent Examples of ethically Which is ethically tricky, to say the least. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 26 June 2026 The team designs and produces its off-duty chic collections ethically in the US. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 June 2026 Vote with your dollars by buying products from companies using AI ethically. — Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 Indeed, humanity will likely merge with robots in meaningful and ethically confounding ways, according to Brin. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 July 2026 In the new film, a shadowy government organization, not a handful of ethically minded scientists, tries to hide the existence and terrestrial visitations of aliens. — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 12 June 2026 In a recent Instagram post, the 61-year-old actress shared a photo from her new campaign with Doors of Perception, a consciousness-raising clothing brand selling ethically sourced and sustainable items. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026 Tenfold Fair Trade Collection Tenfold Fair Trade Collection puts the focus on upcycled and ethically sourced materials, from its colorful bags to its home decor and wall art. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2026 Priced from $150 for a bikini to around $400 for a coverup, everything is ethically produced locally in Northern Italy with an emphasis on regenerated nylon fabrics and using as little plastic as possible. — Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 17 June 2026

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Man oppressed woman legally, economically, socially, educationally, morally, professionally and religiously.

— Brian DeLay, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
The laws might prevent what some people believe is morally right, or command – in the name of protecting others’ rights or the common good – what others regard as unjust or unholy.

— Robert A. Ballingall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

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Linen and cotton, cooling garments, were too plebeian; the people posed nobly for street-style social-media accounts in leather jackets and low-slung jorts.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
Though not a direct spin-off, The Pitt inherited ER’s gritty realism, inclusion of real-world social issues, and portrayal of frontline health care workers as heroic, if flawed, people who nobly fight to save their patients amid chaotic circumstances.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Apr. 2026

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