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noble
Synonyms and Antonyms of noble
- despite his noble background, the prince is known for his unpretentious way with common people
- the factory owner had a kind, noble disposition that showed in his unstinting generosity toward the poor
- our country was founded on the noble ideas that are put forth in the Founding Fathers' writings
big, chivalrous, elevated, gallant, great, greathearted, high, high-minded, lofty, lordly, magnanimous, natural, sublime
- his noble behavior even as he was being unjustly attacked by his political opponents
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
- Peter the Greatʼs plan to build for Russia a capital city as noble as any in Europe
colossal, monstrous, prodigious, stupendous, tremendous
kingly, lordly, princely, queenly
awesome, awful, cosmic (also cosmical), sublime, wondrous
formidable, impressive, prepossessing, redoubtable
apocalyptic (also apocalyptical), inflated, operatic, overblown, pompous
marvelous (or marvellous), superb, terrific, wonderful
extravagant, lavish, luxurious, opulent, palatial, palatine, sumptuous
gorgeous, resplendent, splendiferous
- a noble racehorse
A-OK, A1, awesome, bang-up, banner, beautiful, blue-chip, blue-ribbon, boffo, bonny (also bonnie) [chiefly British], boss [slang], brag, brave, bully, bumper, capital, choice, classic, cool [slang], corking, crackerjack, cracking, dandy, divine, dope [slang], down [slang], dynamite, excellent, fab, fabulous, famous, fantabulous [slang], fantastic, fine, first-class, first-rate, first-string, five-star, four-star, frontline, gangbusters (also gangbuster), gilt-edged (or gilt-edge), gone [slang], grand, great, groovy, heavenly, high-class, hot, hype [slang], immense, jim-dandy, keen, lovely, marvelous (or marvellous), mean, neat, nifty, number one (also No. 1), numero uno, out-of-sight [slang], par excellence, peachy, peachy keen, phat [slang], prime, primo [slang], prize, prizewinning, quality, radical [slang], righteous [slang], sensational, slick, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supernal, swell, terrific, tip-top, top, top-notch, top-of-the-line, top-shelf, topflight, topping [chiefly British], unsurpassed, wizard [chiefly British], wonderful
acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, good, OK (or okay), passable, satisfactory, tolerable
better, exceptional, fancy, high-grade, high-test, premium, select, special, superfine
- a noble professor known internationally for his medical research
Synonym Discussion of noble
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- the basic moral values of a community
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- committed to the highest ethical principles
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- not a religious person, but virtuous nevertheless
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- wished to be righteous before God and the world
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- had the noblest of reasons for seeking office
noble
Synonyms and Antonyms of noble
- an elite school for children of nobles
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