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honorable

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of honorable

1 following the accepted rules of moral conduct

the only honorable thing to do is to admit that you were wrong and apologize

Synonyms of honorable

decent, ethical, honest, just, noble, principled, respectable, righteous, stand-up, upright, upstanding

Words Related to honorable

blameless, guiltless, irreproachable, unassailable, unimpeachable

chivalrous, classy, high-minded, menschy, right-minded

conscientious, fair, good, incorruptible, moral, reputable, respected, scrupulous, uncorrupted, virtuous

decorous, nice, polite, proper, seemly

Near Antonyms of honorable

bad, blackguardly, corrupt, criminal, crooked, evil, immoral, iniquitous, knavish, mean, nefarious, rascally, reprehensible, roguish, rotten, scoundrelly, sinful

unfair, unscrupulous, vile, villainous, wicked, wretched

blamable, blameworthy, censurable, culpable

debased, debauched, decadent, degenerate, degraded, demoralized, depraved, disgraceful, disreputable, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, loose, perverse, perverted, profligate, reprobate, shameful, venal

Antonyms of honorable

base, dishonest, dishonorable, ignoble, low, unethical, unjust, unprincipled, unrighteous, unworthy

2 conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue

it was honorable of you to give all the credit to your friend

Synonyms of honorable

all right, decent, ethical, good, honest, just, moral, nice, right, right-minded, righteous, straight, true, upright, virtuous

Words Related to honorable

correct, decorous, proper, seemly

high-minded, noble, principled

commendable, creditable, exemplary, legitimate

esteemed, law-abiding, menschy, reputable, respected, upstanding, worthy

blameless, clean, guiltless, immaculate, incorrupt (also incorrupted), incorruptible, innocent, inoffensive, irreproachable, unobjectionable

angelic (or angelical), lily-white, pure, scrupulous, spotless, uncorrupted, unerring

goody-goody, moralistic, pharisaical, rectitudinous, sanctimonious, self-righteous

Near Antonyms of honorable

improper, incorrect, indecorous, naughty, unbecoming, unseemly

corrupt, debased, debauched, degenerate, depraved, dissolute, libertine, perverted, reprobate

unprincipled, unscrupulous

atrocious, infamous, villainous

base, low, mean, vicious, vile

blameworthy, objectionable, offensive

iniquitous, nefarious

errant, erring, fallen

Antonyms of honorable

bad, black, dishonest, dishonorable, evil, evil-minded, immoral, indecent, sinful, unethical, unrighteous, wicked, wrong

3 guided by or in accordance with oneʼs 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

Synonyms of honorable

conscientious, conscionable, ethical, honest, just, moral, principled, scrupulous

Words Related to honorable

decent, good, righteous, right-minded, straight, upright, virtuous

dutiful, observant, respectful

overconscientious

reliable, responsible, solid, tried-and-true, true, trustworthy, trusty

esteemed, law-abiding, reputable, respected, upstanding, worthy

Near Antonyms of honorable

bad, black, evil, evil-minded, immoral, indecent, sinful, unrighteous, wicked

unreliable, untrustworthy

corrupt, debased, debauched, degenerate, depraved, dissolute, perverted, reprobate

atrocious, infamous, villainous

base, low, mean, vicious, vile

iniquitous, nefarious

Antonyms of honorable

cutthroat, dishonest, dishonorable, immoral, unconscionable, unethical, unjust, unprincipled, unscrupulous

Synonym Discussion of honorable

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

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