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high-minded
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | principled |
| Synonyms: | chivalrous, conscientious, ethical, honest, moral, noble, righteous, upright, virtuous |
| Main Entry: | chivalrous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | valiant |
| Synonyms: | benevolent, big, bold, brave, considerate, courageous, courteous, courtly, gallant, gentlemanlike, great-hearted, heroic, high-minded, honorable, intrepid, lofty, magnanimous, manly, noble-minded, polite, quixotic, spirited, sublime, true, valorous |
| Antonyms: | afraid, cowardly, fearful, frightened, humble, unchivalrous |
| Main Entry: | conscientious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | moral, upright |
| Synonyms: | conscionable, high-minded, high-principled, honest, honorable, incorruptible, just, pious, principled, responsible, right, scrupulous, straightforward, strict, true |
| Antonyms: | corrupt, dishonest, immoral, unjust, vulgar |
| Main Entry: | elevated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | highly moral or dignified |
| Synonyms: | animated, big-time, bright, elated, eloquent, eminent, ethical, exalted, exhilarated, formal, grand, grandiloquent, heavy, high, high-flown, high-minded, honorable, inflated, lofty, noble, righteous, stately, sublime, superb, upright, upstanding, virtuous |
| Antonyms: | base, immoral, lowly, undignified |
| Main Entry: | exalted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | praised; held in high esteem |
| Synonyms: | astral, august, dignified, elevated, eminent, exaggerated, excessive, first, grand, high, high-minded, high-ranking, highest, highest-ranking, honorable, honored, ideal, illustrious, immodest, imposing, inflated, intellectual, leading, lofty, magnificent, noble, number one, outstanding, overblown, pompous, prestigious, pretentious, proud, self-important, sublime, superb, superior, top-drawer, top-ranking, uplifting |
| Antonyms: | condemned, criticized, debased, denounced, humiliated |
| Main Entry: | generous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | giving, big-hearted |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, big, bounteous, bountiful, charitable, considerate, easy, equitable, excellent, fair, free, good, greathearted, helpful, high-minded, honest, honorable, hospitable, just, kind, kindhearted, kindly, lavish, liberal, lofty, loose, magnanimous, moderate, munificent, noble, open-handed, philanthropic, prodigal, profuse, reasonable, soft-touch, thoughtful, tolerant, ungrudging, unselfish, unsparing, unstinting, willing |
| Antonyms: | greedy, mean, miserly, selfish, stingy |
| Main Entry: | great |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important, celebrated |
| Synonyms: | august, capital, chief, commanding, dignified, distinguished, eminent, exalted, excellent, famed, famous, fine, glorious, grand, heroic, high-minded, highly regarded, honorable, idealistic, illustrious, impressive, leading, lofty, magnanimous, main, major, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy, outstanding, paramount, primary, principal, prominent, puissant, regal, remarkable, renowned, royal, stately, sublime, superior, superlative, talented |
| Antonyms: | infamous, insignificant, powerless, uncelebrated, undignified, unimportant, unknown, weak |
| Main Entry: | honest |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | truthful, candid |
| Synonyms: | above-board, authentic, bona fide*, conscientious, decent, direct, equitable, ethical, fair, fair and square, forthright, frank, genuine, high-minded, honorable, impartial, ingenuous, just, law-abiding, lay it on the line, like it is, no lie, on the level, on the up and up, open, outright, plain, proper, real, reliable, reputable, scrupulous, sincere, straight, straightforward, true, true blue, trustworthy, trusty, undisguised, unfeigned, upfront, upright, veracious, virtuous, what you see is what you get |
| Antonyms: | deceptive, devious, dishonest, false, fraudulent, lying, misleading, treacherous, untrustworthy, untruthful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | liberal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | progressive |
| Synonyms: | advanced, avant-garde, broad, broad-minded, catholic, enlightened, flexible, free, general, high-minded, humanistic, humanitarian, indulgent, intelligent, interested, latitudinarian, left, lenient, libertarian, loose, magnanimous, permissive, radical, rational, reasonable, receiving, receptive, reformist, tolerant, unbiased, unbigoted, unconventional, understanding, unorthodox, unprejudiced |
| Antonyms: | conservative, narrow, narrow-minded |
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