Synonyms of the word honourable


HONOURABLEAUGUST - ETHICAL - HONEST - HONORABLE - JUST - LAUREATE - MORAL - NOBLE - REPUTABLE - REVERED - RIGHT - TIME-HONORED - TIME-HONOURED - VENERABLE - WORTHY

honourable

  • adj. (Britain, Canada) Alternative form of honorable.
  • adj. (Commonwealth of Nations, politics) A courtesy title applied to a cabinet minister, minister of state,…

august

  • adj. Noble, venerable, majestic, awe-inspiring, often of the highest social class (sometimes used ironically).
  • adj. Of noble birth.
  • v. To make ripe.
  • v. To bring to realisation.

ethical

  • adj. (philosophy, not comparable) Of or relating to the study of ethics.
  • adj. (not comparable) Of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some…
  • adj. (comparable) Morally approvable; good.
  • adj. (of a drug, not comparable) Only dispensed on the prescription of a physician.
  • n. An ethical drug.

honest

  • adj. (of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying,…
  • adj. (of a statement) True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased.
  • adj. In good faith; without malice.
  • adj. (of a measurement device) Accurate.
  • adj. Authentic; full.
  • adj. Earned or acquired in a fair manner.
  • adj. Open; frank.
  • adj. (obsolete) Decent; honourable; suitable; becoming.
  • adj. (obsolete) Chaste; faithful; virtuous.
  • v. (obsolete) To adorn or grace; to honour; to make becoming, appropriate, or honourable.
  • adv. (colloquial) Honestly; really.

honorable

  • adj. (US) Worthy of respect; respectable.
  • adj. (Commonwealth of Nations, politics) Misspelling of honourable.

just

  • adj. Factually right, correct; factual.
  • adj. Rationally right, correct.
  • adj. Morally right; upright, righteous, equitable; fair.
  • adj. Proper, adequate.
  • adv. Only, simply, merely.
  • adv. (sentence adverb) Used to reduce the force of an imperative; simply.
  • adv. (speech act) Used to convey a less serious or formal tone.
  • adv. (speech act) Used to show humility.
  • adv. (degree) absolutely, positively.
  • adv. Moments ago, recently.
  • adv. By a narrow margin; closely; nearly.
  • adv. Exactly, precisely, perfectly.
  • n. A joust, tournament.
  • v. To joust, fight a tournament.

laureate

  • adj. (sometimes postpositive) Crowned, or decked, with laurel.
  • n. (dated) One crowned with laurel; a poet laureate.
  • n. A graduate of a university.
  • v. (intransitive) To honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in bestowing a degree at English…

moral

  • adj. Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.
  • adj. Conforming to a standard of right behaviour; sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical…
  • adj. Capable of right and wrong action.
  • adj. Probable but not proved.
  • adj. Positively affecting the mind, confidence, or will.
  • n. (of a narrative) The ethical significance or practical lesson.
  • n. Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.
  • n. (obsolete) A morality play.

noble

  • n. An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.
  • n. (now historical) A medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s…
  • adj. Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in…
  • adj. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid.
  • adj. Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title;…
  • adj. (geometry, of a polyhedron) Both isohedral and isogonal.

reputable

  • adj. Having a good reputation; honourable.

revered

  • v. simple past tense and past participle of revere.
  • adj. respected or given reverence.

right

  • adj. (archaic) Straight, not bent.
  • adj. Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two…
  • adj. Complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct, just, true.
  • adj. Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.
  • adj. Healthy, sane, competent.
  • adj. Real; veritable.
  • adj. (Australia) All right; not requiring assistance.
  • adj. (dated) Most favourable or convenient; fortunate.
  • adj. Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north. This arrow points…
  • adj. Designed to be placed or worn outward.
  • adj. (politics) Pertaining to the political right; conservative.
  • adv. On the right side.
  • adv. Towards the right side.
  • interj. Yes, that is correct; I agree.
  • interj. I agree with whatever you say; I have no opinion.
  • interj. Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse.
  • interj. Used to check agreement at the end of an utterance.
  • interj. Used to add seriousness or decisiveness before a statement.
  • n. That which complies with justice, law or reason.
  • n. A legal or moral entitlement.
  • n. The right side or direction.
  • n. The right hand.
  • n. (politics) The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.
  • n. The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
  • v. To correct.
  • v. To set upright.
  • v. (intransitive) To return to normal upright position.
  • v. To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.
  • adv. Exactly, precisely.
  • adv. Immediately, directly.
  • adv. (Britain, US, dialect) Very, extremely, quite.
  • adv. According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really.
  • adv. In a correct manner.
  • adv. (dated, still used in some titles) To a great extent or degree.

time-honored

  • adj. honored because of great age, or long usage.

time-honoured

  • adj. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of time-honored.

venerable

  • adj. Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.
  • adj. Worthy of reverence.
  • adj. Ancient, antiquated or archaic.
  • adj. Made sacred especially by religious or historical association.
  • adj. Giving an impression of aged goodness and benevolence.

worthy

  • adj. having worth, merit, or value.
  • adj. honourable or admirable.
  • adj. deserving, or having sufficient worth.
  • adj. Suited; befitting.
  • n. a distinguished or eminent person.
  • v. (transitive) To render or treat as worthy; exalt; revere; honour; esteem; respect; value; reward; adore…

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