" nobly "

1: in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals;

  * e.g., " ... civil rights activists nobly striving for justice and equality "

•  Synonyms : 

•  gallantly,

•  grandly,

•  greatheartedly,

•  greatly,

•  heroically,

•  high-mindedly,

•  honorably,

•  magnanimously

•  Antonyms : 

•  basely,

•  currishly,

•  dishonorably,

•  ignobly

1: of high birth, rank, or station;

  * e.g., " ... despite his noble background, the prince is known for his unpretentious way with common people "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aristocratic,

•  blue-blooded,

•  genteel,

•  gentle,

•  grand,

•  great,

•  highborn,

•  highbred,

•  patrician,

•  silk-stocking,

•  upper-class,

•  upper-crust,

•  wellborn

•  Antonyms : 

•  baseborn,

•  common,

•  humble,

•  ignoble,

•  low,

•  lower-class,

•  lowly,

•  mean,

•  nonaristocratic,

•  plebeian,

•  ungenteel

2: having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature;

  * e.g., " ... the factory owner had a kind, noble disposition that showed in his unstinting generosity toward the poor "

•  Synonyms : 

•  big,

•  chivalrous,

•  elevated,

•  gallant,

•  great,

•  greathearted,

•  high,

•  high-minded,

•  lofty,

•  lordly,

•  magnanimous,

•  natural,

•  sublime

•  Antonyms : 

•  base,

•  debased,

•  degenerate,

•  degraded,

•  ignoble,

•  low

3: following the accepted rules of moral conduct;

  * e.g., " ... his noble behavior even as he was being unjustly attacked by his political opponents "

•  Synonyms : 

•  decent,

•  ethical,

•  honest,

•  honorable,

•  just,

•  principled,

•  respectable,

•  righteous,

•  stand-up,

•  upright,

•  upstanding

•  Antonyms : 

•  base,

•  dishonest,

•  dishonorable,

•  ignoble,

•  low,

•  unethical,

•  unjust,

•  unprincipled,

•  unrighteous,

•  unworthy