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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
Democratic Congressman Mike Thompson called LaMalfa an honorable public servant and recounted the two working together to deliver help for wildfire victims.
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Steve Large, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
She's also lost her faith in England, believing that her husband and son weren't part of an honorable war, but were instead used as cannon fodder.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
Her film is an honorable attempt to dramatize the everyday agonies and frustrations of Red Crescent workers, to honor their quick thinking and astonishing courage under duress.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
Trump isn’t interested in being honorable — he’d rather be feared, argues columnist Jonah Goldberg.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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Steve Large, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
She's also lost her faith in England, believing that her husband and son weren't part of an honorable war, but were instead used as cannon fodder.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
Her film is an honorable attempt to dramatize the everyday agonies and frustrations of Red Crescent workers, to honor their quick thinking and astonishing courage under duress.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
Trump isn’t interested in being honorable — he’d rather be feared, argues columnist Jonah Goldberg.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honorable
Adjective
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November 22 – December 21 Home could feel clearer after one honest chat.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
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Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 Home could feel clearer after one honest chat.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
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But scientists, including Beckmann, argue that using casualties from the road can be a more ethical alternative to trapping wild animals or euthanizing them to sample tissues.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
26 Feb. 2026
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Aurélien works with specialist ateliers across Italy and Europe combining ethical production practices with traditional savoir-faire.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2026
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In police states, controlling the flow of information and creating a veneer of moral justification are necessary conditions for brutalization, intimidation, and erasure.—
Phillip Atiba Solomon,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps inspired not only by Kierkegaard but also by the fiction of the postwar existentialists often understood to have been influenced by him, Hjorth has taken up the prototypical Norwegian bourgeois subject and her moral and political awakening, or failure thereof.—
Elaine Blair,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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In Vietnamese culture a teacher is noble and respected.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2026
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Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights.—
/ CBS Baltimore,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Neemias Queta made all three of his field goals in the opening quarter, including a nice turnaround hook shot over Jokic and a last-second alley-oop from Pritchard, whose penchant for buzzer-beaters likely drew Denver’s attention away from the lurking big man.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Executive Rooms have cushy beds, nice hardwood floors, spa showers, jetted tubs, a super-ergonomic office chair, and energizing views of Metcalfe Street.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Virtually no risk-free approach Even a conscientious employer following the rule and regulatory and judicial interpretation of the rule may have its workplace seating policy second-guessed.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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For 20-odd years, Adams has been one of Hollywood’s most reliably committed and conscientious performers.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
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The blue collar career, once a respectable path to home ownership and a stable family income, became something to escape rather than aspire to.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Though Disneyland Park’s littler and much younger sibling, the park has grown into a respectable offering, one that ranks among my favorite Disney parks in North America.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Easy but exciting paths that felt like true tree lines to them.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Summing up the whole picture is impossible, and attempting to do it requires treading carefully, so as to maintain important boundaries between what is definitely true and what seems likely or merely speculative.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Honorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honorable. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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