honorableness

noun

Definition of honorablenessnext
as in incorruptibility

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honorableness
  1. rectitude
  2. sincerity
  3. integrity
  4. scrupulosity
  5. good faith
  6. probity
  7. reliability
Noun
  • Civil War is unconvinced of many things: that journalism will save us, that democracy will endure, that the left or the right has any purchase on rectitude.
    Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Sheridan's Jamie has a quiet courage and sense of moral rectitude, which contrasts with Terry's more erratic approach to police work.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
Definition of rectitude
Noun
  • In addition to learning content, your audience needs to believe in the sincerity of the speaker.
    Jay Sullivan, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • During our conversation, Heidecker spoke about Slipping Away, the challenges of embracing sincerity, how his musical career has developed and flourished, the end of the world, and why his next record might need to be funny.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of sincerity
Noun
  • Organizations need to implement tools and processes to understand all of the connected devices on their networks in ways that do not compromise the integrity or the operation of the device to contextualize risk and mitigation efforts.
    Shankar Somasundaram, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.
    Gwen Faulkenberry, arkansasonline.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of integrity
Noun
  • His efforts to repent led him into a spiral of extreme scrupulosity.
    Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Sep. 2021
  • His function is purely semiotic, and objections to him are hardly rooted in scrupulosity about matters of fact or logic.
    Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 20 Oct. 2019
Definition of scrupulosity
Noun
  • Michigan law, Wagner said, requires the credit union to do a good faith investigation.
    Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The complaint seeks an undetermined amount of monetary damages for six claims, including fraud, defamation, and breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of good faith
Noun
  • The dilemma recalls Otto Preminger’s Whirlpool and Where the Sidewalk Ends, post-WWII films about personal probity but without the melodramatic hype that cheapened both.
    Armond White, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Although this is the right move to convince the ECB that becoming lender of last resort will not open the door to moral hazard, since the pact is to bind all countries to fiscal probity, the austerity policies embedded in it are likely only to reinforce the growth crisis.
    Vivien A. Schmidt, Foreign Affairs, 28 Nov. 2011
Definition of probity
Noun
  • Older accounts, particularly those in good standing, demonstrate stability and reliability to lenders.
    True Tamplin, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Program officials have acknowledged the issues and stated that efforts are underway to implement fixes aimed at enhancing the V-22's safety and reliability.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of reliability
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