dishonorable
Lacking moral principles
Dishonorable describes conduct or character that lacks honor—actions that are shameful, deceitful, or morally degrading: a dishonorable betrayal of trust.
A dishonorable discharge from the military is the most severe form, given for serious offenses like desertion or assault.
The word carries weight because it implies not just wrongdoing but a fundamental failure of integrity.
Lacking moral principles
- unprincipledLacking moral standards
- dishonestInclined to deceive
- deceitfulInclined to mislead others
- corruptDishonest, open to bribes
crooked · underhanded · devious · duplicitous · two-faced · conniving · scheming · disreputable
Armed forces judicial proceeding
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- cashieredDismissed from military disgracefully
- strippedHad coverings removed
- demotedReduced in rank
disgraced · cowardice · desertion · dereliction · insubordination · mutiny · conduct unbecoming · war crimes
Deliberate violation of trust
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- cowardiceAbsence of bravery
- desertionUnlawful abandonment of duty
- oath-breakingViolating a sworn promise
backstabbing · disloyalty · perfidy · treason · double-crossing · cheating · lying · swindling
Painful awareness of failure
- discreditHarm another's reputation
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- disreputeDamaged public standing
- ignominyState of dishonor
scandal · humiliation · reproach · infamy · notoriety · degradation · disgraced · fallen
Proven unworthy of trust
- defamedHarmed through false statements
- vilifiedSpoke evil of
- malignedFalsely disparaged
- slanderedDamaged by false statements
smeared · denigrated · disparaged · degraded · diminished · ruined · destroyed · damaged
unscrupulous
Lacking moral principles
- unprincipledLacking moral standards
- dishonestInclined to deceive
- deceitfulInclined to mislead others
corrupt · crooked · underhanded · devious · duplicitous · two-faced · conniving · scheming · disreputable · ignoble
court-martial
Armed forces judicial proceeding
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- cashieredDismissed from military disgracefully
- strippedHad coverings removed
demoted · disgraced · cowardice · desertion · dereliction · insubordination · mutiny · conduct unbecoming · war crimes · atrocities
treachery
Deliberate violation of trust
oath-breaking · backstabbing · disloyalty · perfidy · treason · double-crossing · cheating · lying · swindling · exploitation
shame
Painful awareness of failure
ignominy · scandal · humiliation · reproach · infamy · notoriety · degradation · disgraced · fallen · tarnished
discredited
Proven unworthy of trust
slandered · smeared · denigrated · disparaged · degraded · diminished · ruined · destroyed · damaged · stained
- moral judgmentsgood, evil, wicked, virtuous, moral
- reputationreputation, reputable, bad reputation, repute, disreputable
- military statusactive duty, enlisted, retired, deployed, veteran
- disgustdisgust, disgusting, disgusted, revulsion, repulsion
- wickedevil, wicked, villainous, malicious, sinister
dishonorablehonorable
Having high moral standards
respectable · reputable · venerable · esteemed · upstanding
dishonorablehonest
Free from deception
trustworthy · straight · scrupulous · sincere · faithful
- dishonorable dischargePunitive military separation