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Conduct, fairness and responsibility

Adjectives for fairness, behavior and responsibility for actions.

A2B1B210 words · 3 examples each
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Found: 10 words

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fair

adjective · 3 examples
  1. The teacher made a fair decision.
  2. Everyone deserves a fair chance.
  3. The rules must be fair to all players.

unfair

adjective · 3 examples
  1. It is unfair to blame one person for every mistake.
  2. The team protested against the unfair decision.
  3. She thought the rules were unfair.

dishonest

adjective · 3 examples
  1. The seller gave a dishonest account of the car's condition.
  2. It would be dishonest to hide the mistake.
  3. The company dismissed an employee for dishonest behavior.

ethical

adjective · 3 examples
  1. The company follows ethical business practices.
  2. We discussed the ethical issues in the study.
  3. An ethical decision considers the people affected.

moral

adjective · 3 examples
  1. The story raises a moral question.
  2. They felt a moral duty to help.
  3. Her decision was based on moral principles.

aggressive

adjective · 3 examples
  1. The customer became aggressive when asked to wait.
  2. We do not accept aggressive behavior in the club.
  3. The dog looked aggressive, so we kept our distance.

cruel

adjective · 3 examples
  1. It was cruel to laugh at her mistake.
  2. The story describes a cruel ruler.
  3. His cruel words upset the whole group.

racist

adjective · 3 examples
  1. The school investigated a racist remark.
  2. They challenged the racist policy.
  3. Such racist behavior is unacceptable.

innocent

adjective · 3 examples
  1. The investigation showed that she was innocent.
  2. An innocent person should not be punished.
  3. He was innocent of taking the missing money.

guilty

adjective · 3 examples
  1. The guilty person admitted taking the wallet.
  2. He was found guilty after the evidence was examined.
  3. She was guilty of deliberately hiding the mistake.

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