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principled
adjective prin·ci·pled \-s(ə-)pəld, -sə-bəld\
: having, based on, or relating to strong beliefs about what is right and wrong
Full Definition of PRINCIPLED
: exhibiting, based on, or characterized by principle —often used in combination
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First Known Use of PRINCIPLED
1642
Related to PRINCIPLED
- Synonyms
- decent, ethical, honest, just, noble, honorable, respectable, righteous, stand-up, upright, upstanding
- Antonyms
- base, dishonest, dishonorable, ignoble, low, unethical, unjust, unprincipled, unrighteous, unworthy
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