/ Thesaurus / E Synonyms of ethical motive Find synonyms for: Noun1. ethical motive, ethics, morals, morality, motivation, motive, needusage: motivation based on ideas of right and wrongWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: loathe Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language