Thesaurus
honorable
Synonyms and Antonyms of honorable
- The only honorable thing to do is to admit that you were wrong and apologize.
bad, corrupt, criminal, crooked, evil, immoral, iniquitous, knavish, mean, nefarious, rascally, reprehensible, roguish, rotten, scoundrelly, sinful
unscrupulous, vile, villainous, wicked, wretched
blamable, blameworthy, censurable, culpable
debased, debauched, decadent, degenerate, degraded, demoralized, depraved, disgraceful, disreputable, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, perverse, perverted, profligate, reprobate, shameful, venal
- It was honorable of you to give all the credit to your friend.
correct, decorous, proper, seemly
high-minded, noble, principled
commendable, creditable, exemplary, legitimate
esteemed, law-abiding, 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
bad, black, dishonest, dishonorable, evil, evil-minded, immoral, indecent, sinful, unethical, unrighteous, wicked, wrong
- I believe that if I genuinely cannot decide fairly, I should do the honorable thing and decline to serve on the panel.
Synonym Discussion of honorable
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- a stern and upright minister
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- known for being honest in business dealings
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- workers given just compensation
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- conscientious in the completion of her assignments
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- scrupulous in carrying out the terms of the will
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- a difficult but honorable decision
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