Vocabulary
Ethical
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these.
Urdu meaning
اصولی، اخلاقی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The moral imperative for climate action gained significant legal and ethical weight with the International Court of Justice`s (ICJ) advisory opinion delivered in July 2025.
- RELIGIONS, particularly Islam, are supposed to address the ethical ills that afflict mankind.
- In fact, in Islamic tradition, akhlag (morals, ethics) is a welldeveloped science, deriving lessons from the Quran and ahadith on how to deal with ethical situations across the spectrum of life.
- Amongst the biggest ethical evils, as per the Quran and the teachings of the Blessed Prophet, are arrogance and pride, which, unfortunately, are found in abundance in all settings.
- The regulatory bodies that Pakistan wishes to create must not only be ethical and capable, but also agile and able to adapt to emerging technologies, new market entrants and threats.
Synonyms
morally correct, right-minded, right-thinking, principled, irreproachable, unimpeachable.
Curator example
“ethical issues in nursing”
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