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1 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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2 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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3 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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upright, honest, just, conscientious, scrupulous, honorable mean having or showing a strict regard for what is morally right. upright implies a strict adherence to moral principles. a stern and upright minister honest stresses adherence to such virtues as truthfulness, candor, or fairness. known for being honest in business dealings just stresses conscious choice and regular practice of what is right or equitable. workers given just compensation conscientious and scrupulous imply an active moral sense governing all one's actions and painstaking efforts to follow one's conscience. conscientious in the completion of her assignments scrupulous in carrying out the terms of the will honorable suggests a firm holding to codes of right behavior and the guidance of a high sense of honor and duty. a difficult but honorable decision