integritynoun [ U ]
uk/ɪnˈteɡ.rə.ti/us/ɪnˈteɡ.rə.t̬i/integrity noun [ U ] (HONESTY)
C2 approving the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change:
No one doubted that the president was a man of the highest integrity.
sb's artistic, professional, etc. integrity approving
someone's high artistic standards or standards of doing their job, and that person's determination not to lower those standards:
Keen to preserve his artistic integrity, he refused several lucrative Hollywood offers.
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- Lord Fletcher, said the Bishop, was a man of unimpeachable integrity and character.
- His comments cast a slur on the integrity of his employees.
- Her probity and integrity are beyond question.
- I had credited them with more integrity than they showed.
- He was regarded as a man of absolute integrity.
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Honesty, openness & sincerity
- (as) man to man idiom
- above board
- artless
- be on the level idiom
- bona fide
- bone
- in all honesty/seriousness/truthfulness idiom
- in good faith idiom
- joke
- joking apart/aside idiom
- let's face it idiom 1
- level with sb
- nail
- stainless
- straight arrow idiom
- straight up idiom
- straightforward
- the straight and narrow idiom
- transparent
- truly
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integrity noun [ U ] (WHOLE)
formal the quality of being whole and complete:
A modern extension on the old building would ruin its architectural integrity.
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Complete and whole
- A, a
- a/one hundred percent idiom
- absolutely
- all or nothing idiom
- all-in-one
- all-inclusive
- completely
- flat
- full-fledged
- full-length
- fully
- fully fledged
- heart and soul idiom
- root
- totally
- unadulterated
- unconditional
- uncut
- undivided
- unequivocal
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