principled
adjective
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Synonyms & Antonyms for principled
Synonyms
decent, ethical, honest, honorable, just, noble, respectable, righteous, stand-up, upright, upstanding
Antonyms
base, dishonest, dishonorable, ignoble, low, unethical, unjust, unprincipled, unrighteous, unworthy
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Officials framed the decision as a principled push toward self-reliance. — The Christian Science Monitor, "The path to meaningful employment," 13 Aug. 2019 His enthusiasm and ability to draw connections between seemingly disparate topics was unparalleled, and Booker was exceptionally intellectually curious and principled. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "People who knew Cory Booker at Stanford have a lot to say about him," 31 July 2019 Ultimately, though, the diagnosis may be less illuminating: Graham was never the principled Republican the press made him out to be. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "The Banality of Lindsey Graham," 22 July 2019 These claims by the president and other Republican politicians at Congressional oversight hearings have become a perfect pantomime of principled outrage by everyone involved. — Noam Cohen, WIRED, "The Truth About Trump’s Love-Hate Relationship With Big Tech," 18 July 2019 Some principled conservatives were willing to step up. — Timothy L. O'brien, The Denver Post, "O’Brien: Trump’s “go back” tweets leave no room for doubt," 15 July 2019 Partisans have all manner of incentives to poke holes in the opposition’s arguments and proposals — some patriotic and principled, some more base and selfish. — Jonah Goldberg, National Review, "Unity Can Be Worse than Partisanship," 26 July 2019 By most accounts, Lugar was an exceptional leader, bright, principled and respectful of others. — Peter Krouse, cleveland.com, "Civic leaders in Indianapolis used window of opportunity to birth “Unigov”: Cleveland 2030, A Way Forward," 9 July 2019 Some commentators found his attitude childish and rude, while others saw it as principled and morally steadfast. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, "Donald Trump’s Royal Treatment," 4 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'principled.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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