Antonyms for dishonorable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dis-on-er-uh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈɒn ər ə bəl


Definition of dishonorable

Origin :
  • 1530s; see dis- + honorable. Related: Dishonorably.
  • adj shameful, corrupt
Example sentences :
  • Not half so dishonorable as marrying her when I don't love her.
  • Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
  • Nor did he try to gloss over or strive to nullify his own dishonorable actions.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
  • The Iroquois chiefs would not lead the young men in an enterprise which they deemed so dishonorable.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott
  • He paced the ground before his lodge in dishonorable incertitude.
  • Extract from : « A Drift from Redwood Camp » by Bret Harte
  • And yet, not to keep it when I have sworn to do so is dishonorable.
  • Extract from : « Louise de la Valliere » by Alexandre Dumas, Pere
  • They are not dishonorable; they are merely hardy and can see no distinctions.
  • Extract from : « Conversation » by Mary Greer Conklin
  • In public or in private Disraeli never did a dishonorable action.
  • Extract from : « Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 of 8 » by Various
  • But he shook his head; that would be dishonorable and unworthy of him.
  • Extract from : « The Associate Hermits » by Frank R. Stockton
  • No man should marry one woman when he loves another; it is dishonorable.
  • Extract from : « A Simpleton » by Charles Reade
  • I hope I'll never do anything underhanded or dishonorable again.
  • Extract from : « Marjorie Dean High School Freshman » by Pauline Lester

Synonyms for dishonorable

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