Honorable

adj.thoughtful, kindformal

What it means

Consistent with strong moral standards and deserving respect.

Reach for it when praising a choice, conduct, or person for doing what is right

Returning the prize after finding the scoring error was the honorable decision.

everyday
decent
basic fairness and humane conduct deserve plain praise
not when Decent is too modest for an act involving serious sacrifice or moral courage.
everyday
fair
equal treatment or a just decision is the specific merit
not when Fair covers one dimension and does not establish the person's overall honor.
professional
ethical
conduct follows stated moral rules or professional standards
not when Ethical can sound procedural and may not convey personal nobility or respect.
professional
principled
the person follows convictions even when doing so costs them
not when Principled can also describe inflexible adherence to a questionable principle.
professional
scrupulous
careful attention to moral and procedural correctness matters
not when It may imply painstaking caution rather than courageous right action.
formal
respectable
behavior meets accepted standards and merits regard
not when Respectability may reflect convention more than genuine moral rightness.
formal
upright
a person's consistently moral character is being praised
not when It is old-fashioned for describing a single fair decision.
literary
noble
high-minded motives and generosity are central
not when Noble can sound grandiose when the conduct was simply correct.

honorable choice
She made the honorable choice and disclosed the conflict before the vote.
honorable person
He was known as an honorable person who never used private knowledge for gain.
honorable conduct
The captain's honorable conduct mattered more than the final score.

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