Dictionary Definition
principled adj : based on or manifesting
objectively defined standards of rightness or morality; "principled
pragmatism and unprincipled expediency"; "a principled person"
[ant: unprincipled]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
- Based on, having or manifesting principles.
- Governors should be well principled. --L'Estrange.
Translations
having principles
- Finnish: periaatteellinen, periaatteen-
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Christian, blameless, clean, correct, creditable, decent, erect, estimable, ethical, fair, full of integrity, good, high-minded, high-principled,
highly respectable, honest, honorable, immaculate, inviolate, irreproachable, just, law-abiding, law-loving,
law-revering, manly,
moral, moralistic, noble, proper, pure, reputable, respectable, right, right-minded, righteous, scrupulous, spotless, stainless, sterling, true-dealing,
true-devoted, true-disposing, true-souled, true-spirited, truehearted, unblemished, uncorrupt, uncorrupted, undefiled, unimpeachable, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untarnished, upright, uprighteous, upstanding, virtuous, worthy, yeomanly