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Adjective moral has 6 senses

moral - relating to principles of right and wrong; i.e. to morals or ethics; "moral philosophy"
moral - concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life"
Antonyms: immoral, debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast, disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, shocking, scrofulous, amoral, unmoral, neutral, nonmoral
ethical, honorable, honourable, moral - adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone"
Antonym: wrong (indirect, via right)
moral - arising from the sense of right and wrong; "a moral obligation"
Antonym: unconscientious (indirect, via conscientious)
moral - psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect; "a moral victory"; "moral support"
Antonym: physical (indirect, via mental)
moral - based on strong likelihood or firm conviction rather than actual evidence; "a moral certainty"
Antonym: far (indirect, via near)

Noun moral has 1 sense

moral, lesson - the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"
--₁ is a kind of meaning, significance, signification, import