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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Susanna Phillips was a sweet, poignant Birdie; Kristopher Irmiter brought a weary authority to Horace, and Monica Dewey a bright soprano to Regina’s principled daughter, Alexandra.
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But Canadians have also supported tougher stances in the past, when there's a principled reason for taking them, Nanos said - for example, when Harper lashed out at Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukrainian invasion.
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But at the last possible moment, the deal would fall through—if not from some calamity, then because Barbish was just too principled.
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In 1955, Walker was cast by Warner Bros. in TV’s first-ever hourlong Western as Cheyenne Bodie, a principled cowboy drifter in the post-American Civil War era who was raised by the Cherokees who killed his parents.
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All the same, this is a heartfelt, humane and visually inventive tribute to a fading generation of giants whose principled sacrifices ended up changing history.
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But like the principled chief before him, Cobb refused to sell.
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In a dangerous world, America must be able to rely in part on strong, principled diplomacy to secure our country.
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In a dangerous world, America must be able to rely in part on strong, principled diplomacy to secure our country.
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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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