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Honorable

Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.

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Similar meaning 16

August 84% connected

Of a quality inspiring mingled admiration and reverence; having an aspect of solemn dignity or grandeur; sublime; majestic; having exalted birth, cha…

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August 84% connected

Of a quality inspiring mingled admiration and reverence; having an aspect of solemn dignity or grandeur; sublime; majestic; having exalted birth, cha…

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Downright 84% connected

Straight down; perpendicularly.

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Downright 84% connected

Straight down; perpendicularly.

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Laureate 84% connected

Crowned, or decked, with laurel.

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Laureate 84% connected

Crowned, or decked, with laurel.

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Reputable 84% connected

Having, or worthy of, good repute; held in esteem; honorable; praiseworthy; as, a reputable man or character; reputable conduct.

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Reputable 84% connected

Having, or worthy of, good repute; held in esteem; honorable; praiseworthy; as, a reputable man or character; reputable conduct.

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Revered 84% connected

of Revere

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Revered 84% connected

of Revere

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Right 84% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Right 84% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Time-honored 84% connected

Honored for a long time; venerable, and worthy of honor, by reason of antiquity, or long continuance.

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Time-honored 84% connected

Honored for a long time; venerable, and worthy of honor, by reason of antiquity, or long continuance.

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Venerable 84% connected

Capable of being venerated; worthy of veneration or reverence; deserving of honor and respect; -- generally implying an advanced age; as, a venerable…

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Venerable 84% connected

Capable of being venerated; worthy of veneration or reverence; deserving of honor and respect; -- generally implying an advanced age; as, a venerable…

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Derivationally related 4

Goodness 74% connected

The quality of being good in any of its various senses; excellence; virtue; kindness; benevolence; as, the goodness of timber, of a soil, of food; go…

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Goodness 74% connected

The quality of being good in any of its various senses; excellence; virtue; kindness; benevolence; as, the goodness of timber, of a soil, of food; go…

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Honorableness 74% connected

The state of being honorable; eminence; distinction.

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Honorableness 74% connected

The state of being honorable; eminence; distinction.

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Artless 66% connected

Wanting art, knowledge, or skill; ignorant; unskillful.

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Artless 66% connected

Wanting art, knowledge, or skill; ignorant; unskillful.

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Direct 66% connected

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.

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Direct 66% connected

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.

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Genuine 66% connected

Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true…

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Genuine 66% connected

Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true…

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Honest 66% connected

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

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Honest 66% connected

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

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Honourable 66% connected

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Honourable 66% connected

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Ingenuous 66% connected

Of honorable extraction; freeborn; noble; as, ingenuous blood of birth.

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Ingenuous 66% connected

Of honorable extraction; freeborn; noble; as, ingenuous blood of birth.

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Just 66% connected

Conforming or conformable to rectitude or justice; not doing wrong to any; violating no right or obligation; upright; righteous; honest; true; -- sai…

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Just 66% connected

Conforming or conformable to rectitude or justice; not doing wrong to any; violating no right or obligation; upright; righteous; honest; true; -- sai…

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Moral 66% connected

Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to the rules…

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Moral 66% connected

Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to the rules…

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Noble 66% connected

Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a…

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Noble 66% connected

Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a…

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Reputable 66% connected

Having, or worthy of, good repute; held in esteem; honorable; praiseworthy; as, a reputable man or character; reputable conduct.

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Reputable 66% connected

Having, or worthy of, good repute; held in esteem; honorable; praiseworthy; as, a reputable man or character; reputable conduct.

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Sincere 66% connected

Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.

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Sincere 66% connected

Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.

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Square 66% connected

The corner, or angle, of a figure.

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Square 66% connected

The corner, or angle, of a figure.

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True 66% connected

Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or na…

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True 66% connected

Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or na…

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Trustworthy 66% connected

Worthy of trust or confidence; trusty.

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Trustworthy 66% connected

Worthy of trust or confidence; trusty.

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Trusty 66% connected

Admitting of being safely trusted; justly deserving confidence; fit to be confided in; trustworthy; reliable.

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Trusty 66% connected

Admitting of being safely trusted; justly deserving confidence; fit to be confided in; trustworthy; reliable.

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Truthful 66% connected

Full of truth; veracious; reliable.

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Truthful 66% connected

Full of truth; veracious; reliable.

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Worthy 66% connected

Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.

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Worthy 66% connected

Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.

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Honorableness 66% connected

The state of being honorable; eminence; distinction.

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Honorableness 66% connected

The state of being honorable; eminence; distinction.

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Synonym 7

Admirable 92% connected

Fitted to excite wonder; wonderful; marvelous.

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Estimable 92% connected

Capable of being estimated or valued; as, estimable damage.

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Ethical 92% connected

Of, or belonging to, morals; treating of the moral feelings or duties; containing percepts of morality; moral; as, ethic discourses or epistles; an e…

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Good 92% connected

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

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Honest 92% connected

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

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Honourable 92% connected

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Respectable 92% connected

Worthy of respect; fitted to awaken esteem; deserving regard; hence, of good repute; not mean; as, a respectable citizen.

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Antonym 2

Dishonorable 94% connected

Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base.

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Dishonorable 94% connected

Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base.

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