Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun morals

1 sense of morals

Sense 1
ethical motive, ethics, morals, morality -- (motivation based on ideas of right and wrong)
       => motivation, motive, need -- (the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun moral

1 sense of moral

Sense 1
moral, lesson -- (the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor")
       => meaning, significance, signification, import -- (the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous")