upright implies a strict adherence to moral principles.
a stern and upright minister
honest stresses adherence to such virtues as truthfulness, candor, or fairness.
known for being honest in business dealings
just stresses conscious choice and regular practice of what is right or equitable.
workers given just compensation
conscientious and scrupulous imply an active moral sense governing all one's actions and painstaking efforts to follow one's conscience.
conscientious in the completion of her assignments
scrupulous in carrying out the terms of the will
honorable suggests a firm holding to codes of right behavior and the guidance of a high sense of honor and duty.
a difficult but honorable decision
Example Sentences
The college has a long and honorable history. It is not honorable of you to behave like that. They are trying to find an honorable way out of this dispute. He assured her that his intentions were honorable. He received an honorable discharge from the army.
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