The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MORES , but the solution may also be MORALS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Standards of behavior crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MORES | 57 % | 5 |
| MORALS | 14 % | 6 |
| ETHICS | 14 % | 6 |
| DECENCY | 14 % | 7 |
Why may MORALS be the right solution?
"Standards of behavior" is a common definition of "morals" as morals are principles or beliefs concerning what is right and wrong behavior.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Standards of behavior
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- morals
- ethics
- values
- ethical
- moral philosophy
- ee
- relativistic
- moralist
- philosophy
- pragmatism
- pragmatist
- scientism
Crossword Answer definitions
MORES noun- A set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices rather than written laws.
- A carrot; a parsnip.
- A root; stock.
- A plant.
- To root up.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result MORES
- Customs
- Fundamental social standards
- Civilities
- Conventions
- Social ___ (etiquette)
- Standards of behavior
- O tempora! O __!
- Folkways
- Social conventions
- Communal customs
More clues leading to the result MORALS
- Virtues
- The right stuff?
- Ethical standards
- Lessons to be learned
- Principles
- Behavioral principles
- Fable messages
- Fable conclusions
- Codes of conduct
- Parable messages
More clues leading to the result ETHICS
- Aristotle treatise
- Set of values
- Rules of conduct
- Law school course
- Jeremy Bentham's field
- Spinoza treatise modeled after Euclid's "Elements"
- Subfield of philosophy
- High standards
- Morals
- Wrong-and-right field