Honor
Honor noun - Faithfulness to high moral standards.
Usage example: the mayor, a man of honor, never broke a promise to the voters
Profligacy is an antonym for honor.
Profligacy
Profligacy noun - Immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society.
Usage example: a religious leader who railed against the profligacy of the nation's decadent aristocrats
Honor is an antonym for profligacy.
Nearby Word: profligate
Both words in one sentence
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No Honor Among Thieves: Besides their conspicuous profligacy with the proceeds, Jimmy has almost everyone else involved in the Lufthansa heist killed because it netted more money than they expected and he doesn't want to share the extra cash.
Source: Film / GoodFellas
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