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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
This person has brought shame and disgrace to the badge and to an honorable profession.
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The honorable profession of arms is not built on Rambo politics.
—Loree Sutton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
But while that attempt to shield his team may be honorable, the reality is that the Miami back line has let him down on too many occasions this season.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Mason is an honorable man who has fallen on hard times and is desperately trying to keep from losing the family ranch.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2025
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The honorable profession of arms is not built on Rambo politics.
—Loree Sutton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
But while that attempt to shield his team may be honorable, the reality is that the Miami back line has let him down on too many occasions this season.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Mason is an honorable man who has fallen on hard times and is desperately trying to keep from losing the family ranch.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honorable
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His memoir is a patchy affair, to be honest, which omits entire swaths of his achievement, yet its wayward momentum exerts a certain charm, as if Hopkins were only just in control of his reminiscences.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Walks that resulted in us having the deepest, most honest and even the funniest conversations of our lives together.—
Louis Casiano , Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Earlier this year the Copenhagen International Fashion Fair and the CFDA staged the second edition of a New York Fashion Week showroom with two American and 10 Danish designers who prioritize environmental responsibility, ethical sourcing and innovative design.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
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While some people are creating deep connections with AI characters, the speedy development presents ethical and safety concerns, especially for children and teenagers.—
Zach Vallese,
CNBC,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Assemblies of God enforces a national credentialing system for ministers, giving the General Council power to discipline, restore or expel those who fail to meet its theological and moral standards.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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Prolonged isolation simply unleashes Jack from the moral strictures holding him back.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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And we are blessed beyond measure to have loved and been loved by this noble giant of a man.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025
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Such structures, including residences and fortresses, were created by religious authorities and noble families, according to the city’s tourism website.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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As the conversation turned to Haliburton, Antetokounmpo challenged Turner to say three nice things about his former All-Star point guard.—
Darnell Mayberry,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Even the fact that Refiberd doesn’t need a lot of financing to keep itself afloat because of the nature of its technology is a nice bit of happenstance.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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Bindi’s only six years older, but is very conscientious and a real caregiver.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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There are unanswered overtures from the choir’s pianist Horner (Robert Emms), a soft, vulnerable young man whose conscientious-objector status renders him a fellow outsider.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2025
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The only club with a losing record is the Minnesota Vikings, who are a fairly respectable 3-4.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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By most accounts, Hooch was a fairly respectable businessman, but he was convicted of murder after shooting the popular banker and stealing $20.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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But the true freshman looked poised and undaunted, able to pick up a trio of fourth-down conversions with his arm and more positive yards with his legs.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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His portrayal of a pompous, yapping intellectual who's rotten to the core rings uncomfortably true, as do the performances of Thatcher and East as their characters nonverbally communicate their discomfort to each other.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Honorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honorable. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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