Antonyms of verb dishonor

2 of 3 senses of dishonor

Sense 1
dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shame -- (bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime")
       Antonym of honor (Sense 1)
      => honor, honour, reward -- (bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action")

Sense 3
dishonor, dishonour -- (refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts")
       Antonym of honor (Sense 3)
      => honor, honour -- (accept as pay; "we honor checks and drafts")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dishonor

3 senses of dishonor

Sense 1
dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shame -- (bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime")

Sense 2
rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage -- (force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night")
       => assail, assault, set on, attack -- (attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly")

Sense 3
dishonor, dishonour -- (refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts")
       => refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline -- (refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality")

Antonyms of adj dishonored

1 sense of dishonored

Sense 1
discredited, disgraced, dishonored, shamed -- (suffering shame)

INDIRECT (VIA ashamed) -> unashamed -- (used of persons or their behavior; feeling no shame)

Similarity of adj dishonored

1 sense of dishonored

Sense 1
discredited, disgraced, dishonored, shamed -- (suffering shame)
       => ashamed (predicate) (vs. unashamed) -- (feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse; "are you ashamed for having lied?"; "felt ashamed of my torn coat")

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