principled C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment US /ˈpɹɪnsɪpəld/ See IPA manual Freq #37344 Meanings 1 adj based on or manifesting objectively defined standards of rightness or morality I always follow principled pragmatism and unprincipled expediency. 2 adj Based on, having, or manifesting principles Governors had need be well principled. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites unprincipled Word family Derived forms misprinciplednonprincipledprincipledlyprincipledness Common collocations principled pragmatism Adjective + noun Etymology From principle + -ed. Topics Ethics & Social Judgment External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # principled **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpɹɪnsɪpəld/ **Frequency rank:** 37344 ## Meanings 1. based on or manifesting objectively defined standards of rightness or morality 2. Based on, having, or manifesting principles ## Examples - I always follow principled pragmatism and unprincipled expediency. - Governors had need be well principled. ## Antonyms - unprincipled ## Derived Forms - misprincipled - nonprincipled - principledly - principledness ## Etymology From principle + -ed. ## Topics - Ethics & Social Judgment markdown