CONSCIONABLE Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

conscionable

adjective

ˈkän(t)-sh(ə-)nə-bəl

Definition of conscionable

as in honorable

guided by or in accordance with one's sense of right and wrong rejecting the title of hero, he insisted that any conscionable person would have done the same thing

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Recent Examples of conscionable With the issue of guns and your stock portfolio (or just your 401(k) for that matter), the question is a conscionable one, but there's not a simple fix for most investors. — refinery29.com, 20 Mar. 2018

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Adjective

Initially receiving a general discharge, Matlovich’s status was later elevated to honorable.

— USA Today, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
From Prime Minister Mark Carney’s standpoint, Canada had no honorable alternative.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of honorable

Adjective

Framed as an ensemble drama rather than the story of a single heroic whistleblower, the production compresses Ibsen’s plot, reimagines the ending and leans into satire without sacrificing moral bite.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Commentators hungry for superstar validation of their culture war were calling her silence a moral failure, and some of them were the same people who, in previous news cycles, had insisted that athletes needed to shut up.

— Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of moral

Adjective

Modern interpreters have read his 10 heads as signifying his vast knowledge of 10 sacred texts, or alternately his 10 ethical failings, but the Ramayana account describes him as 10-headed from birth.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Talarico is hoping to raise further ethical questions about Paxton by publicizing the Unity Resources case.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of ethical

Adjective

Less so is the fact that more vulnerabilities are being discovered by bounty hunters assisted by AI tools, leaving Google fighting a battle to patch them before less conscientious hackers find them and put them to criminal use.

— Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The reptile dealers need to be more conscientious, and there needs to be more captive breeding.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of conscientious

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