Synonyms for honour
ˈɒn ərhon·our

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1. honor, honour, laurelsnoun

   the state of being honored

   Synonyms:
   honor, purity, award, accolade, pureness, laurels

2. award, accolade, honor, honour, laurelsnoun

   a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

   "an award for bravery"

   Synonyms:
   prize, purity, awarding, honor, laurels, award, accolade, pureness

3. honor, honournoun

   the quality of being honorable and having a good name

   "a man of honor"

   Synonyms:
   honor, purity, award, accolade, pureness, laurels

4. honor, honour, purity, purenessverb

   a woman's virtue or chastity

   Synonyms:
   honor, purity, laurels, award, whiteness, sinlessness, innocence, accolade, pureness

5. honor, honour, rewardverb

   bestow honor or rewards upon

   "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"

   Synonyms:
   reinforce, observe, repay, respect, reward, abide by, pay back, honor

6. respect, honor, honour, abide by, observeverb

   show respect towards

   "honor your parents!"

   Synonyms:
   value, note, notice, watch over, comply, keep, mention, watch, detect, respect, honor, esteem, observe, abide by, prize, follow, reward, maintain, discover, find, prise, celebrate, remark, take note, keep an eye on

7. honor, honourverb

   accept as pay

   "we honor checks and drafts"

   Synonyms:
   respect, observe, abide by, honor, reward

Matched Categories

1. • Accept
   • Recognize
   • Righteousness

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1. List of paraphrases for "honour":

   honor, honoured, 'honneur, honorary, honouring, tribute, privilege, fulfil, honors, eer, honneur, honours, credit, pleasure, meet, respect, transmit, sharaf, era, distinction, lordship, honour-related, honored, comply, abide

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1. Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd:

   Loving is misery for women always. I shall never forgive God for making me a woman and dearly am I beginning to pay for the honour of owning a pretty face.

2. Arsen Avakov:

   It is an honour for us to help Italy during such tough times. We know that many Ukrainians live and work in Italy. By helping Italy, we are helping our citizens.

3. William Shakespeare:

   Mine honour is my life both grow in one take honour from me and my life is done.

4. William Lloyd:

   Nonsense and noise will oft prevail, when honour and affection fail.

5. Prince Charles:

   Prince Charles are deeply conscious of the honour represented by my mother’s wish, as Prince Charles have sought together to serve and support Her Majesty and the people of Prince Charles communities, my darling wife has been my own steadfast support throughout. ’’ ( Photo by Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage via Getty Images) Prince Charles has long made it clear that he wants Camilla to be known as queen when he ultimately succeeds his mother on the throne. In his message congratulating his mother’s long years of service, Prince Charles thanked her for her support. Back in 2019, True Royalty TV launched a documentary titled.