honor-bound

[ on-er-bound ]
/ ˈɒn ərˈbaʊnd /

adjective

bound by or placed under the obligation of honor: She felt honor-bound to defend her friend.

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Words nearby honor-bound

honor point, honor roll, honor society, honor system, honor trick, honor-bound, honora, honorable, honorable discharge, honorable mention, honorable ordinary
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Words related to honor bound

appreciative, obliged, thankful, beholden, grateful, obligated, duty-bound, accountable, bound, chargeable, hooked, liable, owing, responsible, bounden, owed

Idioms and Phrases with honor bound

honor bound

Obliged by one's personal integrity, as in She was honor bound to admit that it was her work and not her sister's. Also see on one's honor.

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