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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
Take the cake out of the equation and address his actions, which, on that day, were less than honorable.
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Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Naturally, the honorable scout leader is horrified by what’s happening to him.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 24 Apr. 2025
Ahmed ultimately received an honorable delegate award at the conference, placing second overall.
—Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
There’s something honorable about her absolute refusal to lie or cheat, even in the midst of what this world has deemed criminal, and the ways in which people who have committed crimes are not always seen in their full humanity or in their integrity.
—Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Naturally, the honorable scout leader is horrified by what’s happening to him.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 24 Apr. 2025
Ahmed ultimately received an honorable delegate award at the conference, placing second overall.
—Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
There’s something honorable about her absolute refusal to lie or cheat, even in the midst of what this world has deemed criminal, and the ways in which people who have committed crimes are not always seen in their full humanity or in their integrity.
—Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honorable
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So much of it feels like a fever dream, to be honest, being in Singapore.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
30 May 2025
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Because spontaneous conversations are harder in a hybrid environment, actively create spaces for honest discussions.—
Ayaskant Sarangi,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The woman's family later filed a lawsuit against Willet and his organization, questioning the circumstances surrounding her death and the legal and ethical oversight — or lack thereof — in her use of the pod, per the outlets.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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Skills like empathy, cultural understanding and ethical decision-making can’t be replicated by algorithms.—
Braden Yuill,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Kehlmann exercises the same liberties as Doctorow, yet what holds his fictional whirlwind together is not sensation but an appalling portrait of Europe in a state of emotional and moral disintegration.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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Judges sometimes make decisions that are objectionable from a moral and legal standpoint.—
Michael Gregory,
The Conversation,
23 May 2025
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Overwhelmingly, the pictures portrayed manual work as a noble, even romantic enterprise.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
31 May 2025
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Now Rome’s buzziest new hotel is also one of its oldest: Grand Hotel de la Minerva became a hotel in the 1800s but was built in the 1700s as the residence of a noble Portuguese family.—
Erica Firpo,
AFAR Media,
29 May 2025
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Personally choosing to use less water is a nice start, but grander actions will be needed to effectively address the interrelated issues that drive the overuse of water.—
Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Wilson completed a pass to Dee Eskridge, who made a nice one-handed catch with cornerback Kendall Sheffield in coverage.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Hybrid tea roses are the classic case as continual new waves of flowers depend on conscientious removal of spent blooms.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
24 May 2025
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Mowery recently launched Azure Road, a new culinary, travel, and lifestyle publication for conscientious consumers.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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The maximum charging speed is a respectable 128 kW for the larger battery and 102 kW for the smaller one, which equates to a charge from 10% to 80% in 31 minutes.—
Utkarsh Sood,
New Atlas,
24 May 2025
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Duchene has a respectable 18 individual scoring chances in the playoffs, per Natural Stat Trick, including 11 high-danger ones.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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The formula for ‘true tackles’ is slightly more long-winded: tackles + challenges lost + fouls committed.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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This offseason is the first true break for Steph and Ayesha since 2023.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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“Honorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honorable. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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