Synonyms for honour
ˈɒn ərhon·our

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1. honor, honour, laurelsnoun

   the state of being honored

   Synonyms:
   honor, purity, award, accolade, pureness, laurels

2. award, accolade, honor, honour, laurelsnoun

   a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

   "an award for bravery"

   Synonyms:
   prize, purity, awarding, honor, laurels, award, accolade, pureness

3. honor, honournoun

   the quality of being honorable and having a good name

   "a man of honor"

   Synonyms:
   honor, purity, award, accolade, pureness, laurels

4. honor, honour, purity, purenessverb

   a woman's virtue or chastity

   Synonyms:
   honor, purity, laurels, award, whiteness, sinlessness, innocence, accolade, pureness

5. honor, honour, rewardverb

   bestow honor or rewards upon

   "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"

   Synonyms:
   reinforce, observe, repay, respect, reward, abide by, pay back, honor

6. respect, honor, honour, abide by, observeverb

   show respect towards

   "honor your parents!"

   Synonyms:
   value, note, notice, watch over, comply, keep, mention, watch, detect, respect, honor, esteem, observe, abide by, prize, follow, reward, maintain, discover, find, prise, celebrate, remark, take note, keep an eye on

7. honor, honourverb

   accept as pay

   "we honor checks and drafts"

   Synonyms:
   respect, observe, abide by, honor, reward

Matched Categories

1. • Accept
   • Recognize
   • Righteousness

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1. List of paraphrases for "honour":

   honor, honoured, 'honneur, honorary, honouring, tribute, privilege, fulfil, honors, eer, honneur, honours, credit, pleasure, meet, respect, transmit, sharaf, era, distinction, lordship, honour-related, honored, comply, abide

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1. Arsen Avakov:

   It is an honour for us to help Italy during such tough times. We know that many Ukrainians live and work in Italy. By helping Italy, we are helping our citizens.

2. Ian Millar:

   Representing Canada many times over my career has been my greatest honour, each time I wore the red team jacket was very special to me, and the fact that I was able to share this experience with so many great riders is a testament to the quality of horsemen and horsewomen here in our country.

3. The Hitopadesa:

   A bad man, though raised to honour, always returns to his natural course, as a dog?s tail, though warmed by the fire and rubbed with oil, retains its form.*

4. Bernhard Langer:

   The Jack Nicklaus Award is a very meaningful achievement in my career, and to have now won The Jack Nicklaus Award five times is certainly pretty special, there are so many great players on the Champions Tour and Champions Tour has become so competitive. This honour is something I don’t take for granted.

5. Tayyip Erdogan:

   Our goal is never to create crises, it is to protect the rights, laws, honour and sovereignty of our country, with a new statement made by the same embassies today, a step back was taken from this slander against our country and our nation. I believe these ambassadors ... will be more careful in their statements regarding Turkey’s sovereign rights.