DISHONORABLY Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

dishonorably

adverb

Definition of dishonorably

as in basely

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Recent Examples of dishonorably That boy, 19-year-old Larry Wayne Chaffin, was dishonorably discharged for his protest. — Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026 Proctor was the case officer for Ana Walshe’s disappearance when Brian Walshe was arrested and was dishonorably dismissed from duty in July 2024 after an internal conduct review. — Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025

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ignobly

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Perhaps even Daeron, who in the book dies ignobly early in the battle, either by a random one of Addam’s soldiers or when his burning pavilion collapses on him.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

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