as in honorable
guided by or in accordance with one's sense of right and wrong
rejecting the title of hero, he insisted that any conscionable person would have done the same thing
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Recent Examples of conscionable
Banning Trump was the only conscionable response to January 6 – and de-platforming is proven to quash provocateurs.
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Holly Thomas, CNN, 12 May 2022
Of course, this was exactly why the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund was created fifteen years ago: to make the American fashion community more caring, more creative, more conscionable.
—Sally Singer, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2018
With the issue of guns and your stock portfolio (or just your 401(k) for that matter), the question is a conscionable one, but there's not a simple fix for most investors.
—refinery29.com, 20 Mar. 2018
Holly Thomas, CNN, 12 May 2022
Of course, this was exactly why the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund was created fifteen years ago: to make the American fashion community more caring, more creative, more conscionable.
—Sally Singer, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2018
With the issue of guns and your stock portfolio (or just your 401(k) for that matter), the question is a conscionable one, but there's not a simple fix for most investors.
—refinery29.com, 20 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscionable
Adjective
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Different views on the topic Some readers challenge the emphasis on political decorum, arguing that respect must be earned through honorable conduct rather than election victories.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
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Or that America's founding principles are honorable and created a superpower that leads the world.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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By embedding inclusive decision making into its core operations, companies can demonstrate that a commitment to equity is both a moral imperative and a strategic advantage in today’s competitive landscape.—
Aniela Unguresan,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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America was headed toward the Civil War and both sides knew the manpower and land would be valuable, to say nothing of the moral implications.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Managers are the ethical gatekeepers responsible for monitoring outputs and ensuring alignment with company values.—
Dr. Timothy J. Giardino,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Around the globe, museums—including the Smithsonian—are working to develop policies surrounding the ethical treatment of human remains.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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The documents included emails, personal essays and other academic records, which showed Crooks to be a conscientious and intelligent college student with an interest in engineering as well as a clear skepticism of the federal government and corporations.—
Emily Mae Czachor
July 13,
CBS News,
13 July 2025
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More than 70% of participants were classified as open-minded, conscientious, and emotionally stable, suggesting the sample may not reflect the broader personality distribution in the general population, the authors noted.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
9 July 2025
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“Conscionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscionable. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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