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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
After his honorable discharge from the Marine Corps, Quang enjoyed a successful pharmaceutical sales stint as a top producer for Astra/Merck and then Genentech.
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Quang X. Pham, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The outgoing Chairman, Gen. Charles 'CQ' Brown, Jr., USAF, has served with distinction in a career spanning four decades of honorable service.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
This courageous display helped convince the West that providing Ukraine arms aid was honorable and beneficial.
—Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2025
Generations of the Kaul family, who come from a long line of honorable warriors, are vying for control of Kekon’s capital to corner the jade market.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
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Quang X. Pham, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The outgoing Chairman, Gen. Charles 'CQ' Brown, Jr., USAF, has served with distinction in a career spanning four decades of honorable service.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
This courageous display helped convince the West that providing Ukraine arms aid was honorable and beneficial.
—Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2025
Generations of the Kaul family, who come from a long line of honorable warriors, are vying for control of Kekon’s capital to corner the jade market.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honorable
Adjective
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Viola Davis shared an honest admission about a past interaction with the late Chadwick Boseman.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Be honest about strategic intent: If the acquisition will eventually be fully integrated, communicate this from the beginning rather than creating false expectations of independence.—
Jennifer J. Fondrevay,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Forbes reporters follow company ethical guidelines that ensure the highest quality.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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This is said to be the more ethical path, because A.I. will be crucial to any potential human survival.—
Jaron Lanier,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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This is the kind of character Stallone made popular in the 1980s, when critics pushed back on the one-man-army archetype, but box office won out, to the point that people now feel nostalgic for Stallone’s dumbed-down moral code.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2025
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All of this right-wing moral panic nonsense is going to make all the weird kids who make animal noises in class really cool.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
26 Mar. 2025
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The experience sparked a realization, Brant said: A system set up with the noble goal of saving people could at times inadvertently overlook their humanity.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Lars von Trier’s The Kingdom is a soap opera about a hospital where the doctors aren’t good-looking or vibrating with noble sentiment but generally corrupt or insane.—
Adam Thirlwell,
The New York Review of Books,
20 Mar. 2025
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This is a nice improvement, though short of Apple's 10-hour estimate.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 Mar. 2025
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Women can wear a nice top and skirt, a knee-length or midi dress, or a suit.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Emily is a conscientious worker who is constantly evaluating her performance and setting ever higher goals.—
Heide Janssen,
Orange County Register,
16 Mar. 2025
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On the other hand lies the more difficult but ultimately more promising path: repudiation of that post-2008 legacy and a conscientious return to a politics of the prudential center.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The sensor sizes for all three lenses are respectable, but nothing mind blowing.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Woll’s final tally of 24 saves on 26 shots was plenty respectable.—
Nick Ashbourne,
The Athletic,
18 Mar. 2025
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Voters are not famous for their patience or, as Joe Biden could explain, their fondness for higher prices, something that’s true even if this is a one-off adjustment.—
The Editors,
National Review,
28 Mar. 2025
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When each channel is evaluated independently, the true value of awareness campaigns becomes invisible.—
Cody Greco,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Honorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honorable. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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