Honor and Lower

Honor

Honor verb - To show appreciation, respect, or affection for (someone) with a public celebration.

Lower is an antonym for honor in recognize topic.

Lower

Lower verb - To reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes.
Usage example: how could you lower yourself by passing off someone else's work as your own?

Honor is an antonym for lower in belittle topic.

Nearby Words: lowered, lowering, lowermost, lowercase

Both words in one sentence

  • His Aunt Agatha is equally obsessed with family honor, but has a different idea of it than he does, most of it revolving around not marrying into the lower classes.
    Source: Family Honor
  • He then berates Zhao for his poor sportsmanship stating that even though Zuko is of lower rank then him, he has way more honor then Zhao ever will.
  • Iron Man apparently exhausts his systems and life support in the climax of the film, and both Cap and and Thor lower their heads in honor of his sacrifice.
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