Honorable and Respected

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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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Respected and honorable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Respected" instead an adjective "Honorable".

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

Respected adjective - Having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge.

Usage example: a respected oncologist whose reputation brought her patients from all over the world

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Honorable and respected are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Honorable" instead an adjective "Respected".

However, the only such word we actually hear is gadara, which means more specifically something like "honorable and respected enemy, whom I alone claim the right to kill".

Source: Language Equals Thought
Both are well-respected and honorable figureheads within each faction and both seek to climb Icecrown to stop the Lich King, but tensions between the factions force them into combat with one another.

Source: Hero Antagonist
Like the Heralds and their Companions, the Windriders are respected by all Sothoii, and are guaranteed to be honorable (as the Sothoii see it anyway).

Source: Only the Chosen May Ride

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