Antonyms of noun honor

2 of 4 senses of honor

Sense 2
honor, honour, laurels -- (the state of being honored)
       Antonym of dishonor (Sense 1)
      => dishonor, dishonour -- (a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor")

Sense 3
honor, honour -- (the quality of being honorable and having a good name; "a man of honor")
       Antonym of dishonor (Sense 2)
      => dishonor, dishonour -- (lacking honor or integrity)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun honor

4 senses of honor

Sense 1
award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels -- (a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery")
       => symbol -- (an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)

Sense 2
honor, honour, laurels -- (the state of being honored)
       => standing -- (social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing")

Sense 3
honor, honour -- (the quality of being honorable and having a good name; "a man of honor")
       => righteousness -- (adhering to moral principles)

Sense 4
honor, honour, purity, pureness -- (a woman's virtue or chastity)
       => virtue, chastity, sexual morality -- (morality with respect to sexual relations)

Antonyms of verb honor

2 of 3 senses of honor

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

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

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

3 senses of honor

Sense 1
honor, honour, reward -- (bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action")
       => recognize, recognise -- (show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean")

Sense 2
respect, honor, honour, abide by, observe -- (show respect towards; "honor your parents!")
       => accept -- (consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument")

Sense 3
honor, honour -- (accept as pay; "we honor checks and drafts")
       => accept, take, have -- (receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present")

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