Honorable and Proper

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Honorable adjective - Following the accepted rules of moral conduct.

Usage example: the only honorable thing to do is to admit that you were wrong and apologize

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Proper and honorable are semantically related in reputable topic. In some cases you can use "Proper" instead an adjective "Honorable".

Nearby Words: honor, honour, honourable, honored, honoured

Proper adjective - Following the established traditions of refined society and good taste.

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Honorable and proper are semantically related in reputable topic. Sometimes you can use "Honorable" instead an adjective "Proper".

Nearby Words: property, properly

Since Wang wanted to reestablish honorable and proper government, he could not overlook their crimes.

Source: Useful Notes / Three Kingdoms Shu Wei Wu
A few years later, Hart signed up again with WWE to ensure a proper and honorable exit from the business (see below).Shawn Michaels spent the next few months as the WWF Champion, but back injuries suffered during a Casket Match with The Undertaker at Royal Rumble 1998 eventually caught up to him.

Source: Wrestling / Montreal Screwjob
But Brutus is an honorable man. Seventeen schoolgirls were forced to burn alive because they werent wearing the proper clothing.

Source: No Woman's Land

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