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Principled

of Principle

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High-principled 84% connected

Possessed of noble or honorable principles.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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High-principled 84% connected

Possessed of noble or honorable principles.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

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Scrupulous 66% connected

Full ofscrupules; inclined to scruple; nicely doubtful; hesitating to determine or to act, from a fear of offending or of doing wrong.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Scrupulous 66% connected

Full ofscrupules; inclined to scruple; nicely doubtful; hesitating to determine or to act, from a fear of offending or of doing wrong.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Unprincipled 94% connected

Being without principles; especially, being without right moral principles; also, characterized by absence of principle.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Unprincipled 94% connected

Being without principles; especially, being without right moral principles; also, characterized by absence of principle.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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