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as in honest
following the accepted rules of moral conduct
the only honorable thing to do is to admit that you were wrong and apologize
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as in ethical
conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue
it was honorable of you to give all the credit to your friend
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as in moral
guided by or in accordance with one's sense of right and wrong
I believe that if I genuinely cannot decide fairly, I should do the honorable thing and decline to serve on the panel
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Recent Examples of honorable
Take the cake out of the equation and address his actions, which, on that day, were less than honorable.
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Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Naturally, the honorable scout leader is horrified by what’s happening to him.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 24 Apr. 2025
Ahmed ultimately received an honorable delegate award at the conference, placing second overall.
—Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
There’s something honorable about her absolute refusal to lie or cheat, even in the midst of what this world has deemed criminal, and the ways in which people who have committed crimes are not always seen in their full humanity or in their integrity.
—Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Naturally, the honorable scout leader is horrified by what’s happening to him.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 24 Apr. 2025
Ahmed ultimately received an honorable delegate award at the conference, placing second overall.
—Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
There’s something honorable about her absolute refusal to lie or cheat, even in the midst of what this world has deemed criminal, and the ways in which people who have committed crimes are not always seen in their full humanity or in their integrity.
—Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honorable
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Like so many good honest people with common sense who work hard and pay taxes, the Democrat party has abandoned them.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Players appreciated such an honest approach during the Euro 2022 campaign, which garnered mutual respect and trust.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Skills like empathy, cultural understanding and ethical decision-making can’t be replicated by algorithms.—
Braden Yuill,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The woman's family later filed a lawsuit against Willet and his organization, questioning the circumstances surrounding her death and the legal and ethical oversight — or lack thereof — in her use of the pod, per the outlets.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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That recognized a moral responsibility to try to balance the scales, but the court no longer tries.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2025
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And more than any other animal, cats represented to her its moral antithesis: lazy, pompous, interested only in themselves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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Overwhelmingly, the pictures portrayed manual work as a noble, even romantic enterprise.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
31 May 2025
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Florentine society had changed a good deal since the days of their illustrious ancestor; noble blood had in fact become something of a liability.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
29 May 2025
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That this wrap-up happens on the stoop of an apartment building provides a nice callback to Past Lives.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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Reyes was a nice spring training story, but the Yankees were fooled by meaningless February and March stats.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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Jeff seems to be both the most conscientious and deplorable character.—
Andrew Wallenstein,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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This will be a huge advantage to my clients that can’t find enough hourly warehouse workers, or workers that are conscientious enough to track quantities in this manner.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Even among more respectable children’s literature from its time, Peter was a thoughtful creation, his architects never hesitating to use his famous credo: With great power comes great responsibility.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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The Nasdaq Composite had a slightly better session, closing at a respectable 0.32%.—
Paolo Confino,
Fortune,
4 June 2025
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Gödel showed that any system of axioms in mathematics permits the formulation of statements that can’t be shown to be true or false.—
Philip Ball,
Wired News,
8 June 2025
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Born in Seattle, Schmetzer was a true two-way midfielder as a player with defensive steel and an eye for creating chances.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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“Honorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honorable. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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