| ADJECTIVE | all | honorable, honest | not disposed to cheat or defraud |
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| all | honorable, honourable | worthy of being honored | |
| all | honorable, ethical, honourable | adhering to ethical and moral ... / moral principles | |
| all | honorable, estimable, good, respectable | deserving of esteem and respect |
| Sounds | aa'nerahbahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent. | |
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| Synonym | honest | |
| Narrower | downright | Characterized by plain blunt honesty |
| See also | direct | Straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action |
| genuine, echt | not fake or counterfeit | |
| honorable, honourable | worthy of being honored | |
| ingenuous, artless | Characterized by an inability to mask your feelings | |
| sincere | open and genuine | |
| straight, square | Characterized by honesty and fairness | |
| true | consistent with fact or reality | |
| trustworthy, trusty | worthy of trust / trust or belief | |
| truthful, true | Expressing or given to expressing the truth | |
| Opposite | dishonest, dishonorable | deceptive or fraudulent |
| Spanish | honesto, honorable, sincero | |
| Catalan | honest | |
| Nouns | honorableness | the quality of deserving honor or respect |
| Meaning | worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect. | |
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| Synonym | honourable | |
| Attribute of | honorableness, honourableness | The quality of deserving honor or respect |
| Narrower | august, revered, venerable | profoundly honored |
| laureate | worthy of the greatest honor / honor or distinction | |
| time-honored, time-honoured | honored because of age or long usage | |
| See also | honest, honorable | not disposed to cheat or defraud |
| just | Used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting | |
| moral | concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles | |
| noble | Having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character | |
| reputable | Having a good reputation | |
| worthy | Having worth or merit or value | |
| Opposite | dishonorable, dishonourable | lacking honor or integrity |
| Spanish | honorable, honorífico, honrado | |
| Catalan | honorable | |
| Nouns | honorableness | the quality of deserving honor or respect |
| Adverbs | honorably | in an honorable manner |
| Meaning | adhering to ethical and moral ... / moral principles. | |
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| Example | "followed the only honorable course of action" | |
| Synonyms | ethical, honourable | |
| Broader | right | In conformance with justice or law or morality |
| Spanish | honorable, honrado, justo, recto | |
| Catalan | honorable, honrat, just, recte | |
| Nouns | honorableness | the quality of deserving honor or respect |
| Meaning | Deserving of esteem and respect. | |
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| Synonyms | estimable, good, respectable | |
| Broader | reputable | Having a good reputation |
| Spanish | buen, honorable, respetable | |
| Catalan | honorable, respectable | |
| Nouns | honorableness | the quality of deserving honor or respect |
| Verbs | honor | show respect towards |
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