Definition of principled
: exhibiting, based on, or characterized by principle
—often used in combination
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Examples of principled in a Sentence
She took a principled stand on funding public education.
a high-principled art expert who always told clients what he honestly thought their items were worth
Recent Examples of principled from the Web
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Now, with a single misbegotten turn of phrase, Trump had turned them from petulant protesters into principled defenders of the First Amendment.
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The principled stand drew some plaudits, but also plenty of complaints.
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But the fire in those women’s chants echoing through capitol domes is no surprise to this daughter of southern Kansas — where undervalued, uncompromising women in public school classrooms were my first heroes and models of principled defiance.
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While many saw it as a principled move, Dick’s was simply reducing its exposure to a category that has been declining for a long time anyway.
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But no matter the size of the screen, the job is still big — so, here's some advice, both practical and principled, from directors at all levels for the next generation of women looking to step behind the camera.
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In the years since, Gillibrand has made a name for herself as an ambitious, principled lawmaker, with — recently — a bit of a sailor’s mouth.
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Maycomb, of course, was based on Monroeville, Lee's hometown in Alabama, and the character of Atticus, a thoughtful and principled lawyer, was inspired by her father, Amasa Coleman Lee.
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Earl was highly principled, with little tolerance for injustice.
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First Known Use of principled
1635
principled Synonyms
Synonyms
decent, ethical, honest, honorable, just, noble, respectable, righteous, stand-up, upright, upstanding;
Antonyms
base, dishonest, dishonorable, ignoble, low, unethical, unjust, unprincipled, unrighteous, unworthy;
Near Antonyms
bad, corrupt, criminal, crooked, evil, immoral, iniquitous, knavish, mean, nefarious, rascally, reprehensible, roguish, rotten, scoundrelly, sinful;
unscrupulous, vile, villainous, wicked, wretched;
blamable, blameworthy, censurable, culpable;
debased, debauched, decadent, degenerate, degraded, demoralized, depraved, disgraceful, disreputable, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, perverse, perverted, profligate, reprobate, shameful, venal;
Related Words
blameless, guiltless, irreproachable, unassailable, unimpeachable;
chivalrous, high-minded, right-minded;
conscientious, fair, good, incorruptible, moral, reputable, respected, scrupulous, uncorrupted, virtuous;
PRINCIPLED Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of principled for English Language Learners
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: having, based on, or relating to strong beliefs about what is right and wrong
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