Synonyms for Honorable
ˈɒn ər ə bəlhon·or·able

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1. honorable

   One who is honest in the ordinary sense acts or is always disposed to act with careful regard for the rights of others, especially in matters of business or property; one who is honorable scrupulously observes the dictates of a personal honor that is higher than any demands of mercantile law or public opinion, and will do nothing unworthy of his own inherent nobility of soul. The honest man does not steal, cheat, or defraud; the honorable man will not take an unfair advantage that would be allowed him, or will make a sacrifice which no one could require of him, when his own sense of right demands it. One who is honest in the highest and fullest sense is scrupulously careful to adhere to all known truth and right even in thought. In this sense honest differs from honorable as having regard rather to absolute truth and right than to even the highest personal honor. Compare CANDID; JUSTICE.

   Synonyms:
   candid, equitable, fair, faithful, frank, genuine, good, honest, ingenuous, just, sincere, straightforward, true, trustworthy, trusty, upright

   Antonyms:
   deceitful, dishonest, disingenuous, faithless, false, fraudulent, hypocritical, lying, mendacious, perfidious, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, unscrupulous, untrue

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1. honorable

   Synonyms:
   high-minded, upright

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1. honest, honorableadjective

   not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

   "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"

   Synonyms:
   fair, respectable, dependable, true(p), good, ethical, honest, honorable, honourable, estimable, reliable

   Antonyms:
   inglorious, dishonourable, degrading, black, disgraceful, unprincipled, yellow, disreputable, shabby, opprobrious, wrong, shameful, debasing, ignominious, dishonorable

2. honorable, honourableadjective

   worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect

   "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"

   Synonyms:
   honourable, honorable, good, honest, respectable, estimable, ethical

   Antonyms:
   inglorious, shabby, degrading, black, disgraceful, unprincipled, ignominious, wrong, dishonorable, dishonourable, debasing, shameful, opprobrious, yellow, disreputable

3. ethical, honorable, honourableadjective

   adhering to ethical and moral principles

   "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"

   Synonyms:
   honorable, honourable, honest, respectable, good, estimable, ethical

   Antonyms:
   shabby, black, inglorious, debasing, opprobrious, unprincipled, dishonorable, ignominious, dishonourable, shameful, wrong, degrading, disreputable, disgraceful, yellow

4. estimable, good, honorable, respectableadjective

   deserving of esteem and respect

   "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name"

   Synonyms:
   dear, good, beneficial, in effect(p), unspoiled, skillful, sound, serious, effective, goodish, upright, salutary, in force(p), skilful, practiced, dependable, estimable, tidy, expert, secure, right, sizeable, healthy, proficient, full, sizable, honest, respectable, undecomposed, unspoilt, ethical, ripe, just, hefty, goodly, safe, adept, honorable, honourable, well(p), computable, near

   Antonyms:
   opprobrious, debasing, degrading, disreputable, dishonorable, unprincipled, wrong, dishonourable, disgraceful, shabby, ignominious, black, inglorious, yellow, shameful

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1. honorableadjective

   Synonyms:
   illustrious, noble, great, of high rank

2. honorableadjective

   Synonyms:
   upright, just, honest, fair, trustworthy, trusty, true, conscientious, virtuous, magnanimous, high-minded, as good as one's word

3. honorableadjective

   Synonyms:
   reputable, creditable, estimable, right, proper, equitable

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1. honorableadjective

   Synonyms:
   upright, honest, equitable, reputable, magnanimous

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1. List of paraphrases for "honorable":

   honourable, karim, glorious, hon., kareem, al-karim, sharif, respectable

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1. Mary McCarthy:

   In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons.

2. Stephen Lynch:

   This president is a good and decent man, he is an honorable man. And your efforts to dirty him up and dust him up are reprehensible.

3. Sophocles:

   Truly, to tell lies is not honorable but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, To speak dishonorably is pardonable.

4. Sally Penfold:

   I was fed up with being indoors, not earning any money, i just wanted to get out there and do some kind of work. I think providing food for the nation is quite an honorable thing to do.

5. Anthony Summers:

   One of the things that was hidden was the secret that United States was breaking the Japanese diplomatic code and keeping that secret saved countless lives during the war... but after that, there is no worthy reason for continuing to vilify two honorable men and to allow them to shoulder the responsibility of the death of so many young men. It is an injustice that should be righted. the fact that there have only been two big catastrophes -- one was Pearl Harbor... and the other was 9/11. They are both the same kind of stature and horror in the American memory.