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I wish I had been wiser. I wish I had been more effective, I wish I'd been more unifying, I wish I'd been more principled.
Bill Ayers

Meaning of "principled" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRINCIPLED

principled  [ˈprɪnsɪpəld] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRINCIPLED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Principled is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PRINCIPLED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of principled in the English dictionary

The definition of principled in the dictionary is having high moral principles.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRINCIPLED


coupled
ˈkʌpəld
crippled
ˈkrɪpəld
crumpled
ˈkrʌmpəld
cupelled
ˈkjuːpəld
high-principled
ˌhaɪˈprɪnsɪpəld
opaled
ˈəʊpəld
pimpled
ˈpɪmpəld
rumpled
ˈrʌmpəld
steepled
ˈstiːpəld
uncrippled
ʌnˈkrɪpəld
underpeopled
ˌʌndəˈpiːpəld
unexampled
ˌʌnɪɡˈzɑːmpəld
unprincipled
ʌnˈprɪnsɪpəld
unrumpled
ʌnˈrʌmpəld
unsampled
ʌnˈsɑːmpəld
unscrupled
ʌnˈskruːpəld
untrampled
ʌnˈtræmpəld

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRINCIPLED

principal axis
principal boy
principal focus
principal nursing officer
principal parts
principalities
principality
principally
principalness
principalship
Principat d´Andorra
principate
principia
principial
principium
principle
principle of economy
principle of indifference
principle of least action
principles

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRINCIPLED

air-cooled
called
controlled
dappled
detailed
dimpled
direct coupled
entitled
failed
filled
handled
installed
interpled
led
pled
scheduled
sealed
skilled
templed
untitled

Synonyms and antonyms of principled in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PRINCIPLED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «principled» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of principled

Translation of «principled» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRINCIPLED

Find out the translation of principled to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of principled from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «principled» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

有原则的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de principios
570 millions of speakers

English

principled
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सैद्धांतिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المبدئي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

принципиальная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

com princípios
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিয়মাবদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

de principes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berprinsip
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

prinzipientreu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

信念を持った
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

절조가 있는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prasaja
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thhuộc về nguyên thủy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொள்கைரீதியான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तत्त्वनिष्ठ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

prensip sahibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

di saldi principi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pryncypialne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

принципова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

principial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρχών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beginselvaste
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

principfast
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

prinsipiell
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of principled

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRINCIPLED»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRINCIPLED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about principled

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10 QUOTES WITH «PRINCIPLED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word principled.
1
Bill Ayers
I wish I had been wiser. I wish I had been more effective, I wish I'd been more unifying, I wish I'd been more principled.
2
Julian Baggini
Too often, complaint is not about principled objection on moral grounds, but opportunistic objection on grounds of self-interest. To rectify this, we need to work on mastering the art of complaint.
3
James L. Buckley
They may then be willing to cast principled votes based on an educated understanding of the public interest in the face of polls suggesting that the public itself may have quite a different understanding of where its interest lies.
4
Judy Chu
Democrats are fighting fire with fire. Our principled stance on Medicare and Social Security is absolutely no different than the Republicans' stance on no revenue increases without cuts.
5
Ted Cruz
Voters are hungry for principled, conservative fighters - because the threat to our liberties from Washington never has been greater.
6
Bob Ehrlich
Politics is a contest among people of diverse backgrounds and philosophies, advocating different solutions to common problems. The system only works when principled, energetic people participate.
7
Ed Gillespie
If Ralph Nader runs, President Bush is going to be re-elected, and if Ralph Nader doesn't run, President Bush is going to be re-elected. We're going to run on the president's strong and principled leadership and his positive agenda for a second term.
8
Jonathan Krohn
I believe that this is the key, the principle itself is the key to conservatism. Because in many ways if you do not have a principled base you do not have policy and if you do not have policy in many ways you do not have an ideology.
9
John Leo
I spend some of my time brooding about people who seem addicted to double standards - those who take an allegedly principled stand on a Monday, then switch firmly to the opposite principle on Tuesday if it is to their advantage.
10
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
As the leader of the nation, I say in behalf of the Filipino people to the world: we are strong and principled believers in democracy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRINCIPLED»

Discover the use of principled in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to principled and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Statistics As Principled Argument
In this illuminating volume, Robert P. Abelson delves into the too-often dismissed problems of interpreting quantitative data and then presenting them in the context of a coherent story about one's research.
Robert P. Abelson, 2008
2
A Principled Approach to Abuse of Dominance in European ...
This is important for dominant undertakings' ability to advance efficiencies and for understanding why the Chicago and post-Chicago School arguments cannot be injected into Article 82.
Liza Lovdahl Gormsen, 2010
3
A Principled Approach to State Failure: International ...
This book is the first legal study of state failure in international law.
Chiara Giorgetti, 2010
4
Securing Compliance: A Principled Approach
This book is a timely exploration of these practices, constructing a principled framework for evaluating their legitimacy and thereby drawing into sharper focus the importance of the constitutional principles in regulatory compliance.
Karen Yeung, 2004
5
Principled World Politics: The Challenge of Normative ...
The volume brings together the most innovative minds currently working in the field and presents their ideas on how to create a more humane world order.
Paul Kevin Wapner, Lester Edwin J. Ruiz, Richard A. Falk, 2000
6
Teaching as Principled Practice: Managing Complexity for ...
This book is about a practical vision for effective teacher development for social justice and excellent outcomes for all children and youth, but especially those who have been traditionally underserved by the educational institutions of ...
‎2005
7
Principled Leadership and Business Diplomacy: Values-based ...
London shows how principled leadership and business diplomacy enhance employee and customer loyalty and commitment, elements essential to the survival of any organization in a competitive, global economy.
Manuel London, 1999
8
Principled Diplomacy: Security and Rights in U.S. Foreign Policy
By focusing on U.S. policy toward the former Soviet Union and the United Nations through the years, Cathal Nolan sharply defines the central problem in policymaking---how to support principles of national security and democratic and human ...
Cathal J. Nolan, 1993
9
Principled Selling: How to Win More Business Without Selling ...
It gets people to buy from you again and again and gives you a real opportunity to get ahead of the game. If you'd like to increase your sales without ever having to cold call, this is the book for you.
David Tovey, 2012
10
Principled Practices for Adolescent Literacy: A Framework ...
This book presents an evidence-based framework for understanding the literacy needs of adolescents.
Elizabeth G. Sturtevant, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRINCIPLED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term principled is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cookies on the BBC website
"Some of the policies we will have will be unpopular but they will be principled. That's the kind of party I want to lead. A party that you can ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
Why Yakub Memon Must Not Hang
He did so because of his principled view that it is barbarous to take a life for a life or however many lives. The learned Justices in our petition ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
3
Gossip site Gawker looks to turn over a new leaf
... Gawker need to think through what they mean by gossip and once they can come up with an ethically sensible and principled definition of the ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
4
France Throws In the Towel on Iran
Can they do so without renouncing a principled decade of insisting Iran must be stopped cold? Just hearing Mr. Fabius exposes this real ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
5
Another View: A refusenik's answer to Iran
Now all that was needed for the amendment to become law was enough principled congressional Republicans willing to take a stand against ... «New Haven Register, Jul 15»
6
The international significance of the Sri Lankan general election
It has waged an intransigent political struggle against all forms of nationalism and communalism and mounted an unswerving and principled ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jul 15»
7
Scalia Gets It Pretty Much Right
... depth of one's beliefs -- no sincerity meter -- has ever been invented, there would seem to be no principled basis for denying anyone's claim. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
8
A Veteran's Reaction To The Iran Deal
There is not another alternative to this effective and long-lasting result of tough, principled diplomacy. The world is watching for American ... «Task & Purpose, Jul 15»
9
STEVE DEACE: This might be the only way to stop Donald Trump
So they met to form a new coalition, in the hopes of taking a more principled stand in the political arena to end the scourge of slavery once and ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
10
Fracking Billionaires buy Googlie Eye for $15 Million: To Promote …
Unless we elect a principled conservative leader ready to stand up for our values, we'll look back on what once was the land of opportunity and ... «Ring of Fire, Jul 15»

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