principled

Modifies a noun

• nondirectiveness: Principled nondirectiveness is an attitude, not a set of behaviors.
• objection: In either case, I scarcely need say, she would be hard put to raise any principled objection to Stalin or Hitler.
• stance: The SP is certainly a working class trend, with, from what we can gather, a principled stance on Iraq.
• stand: We're hoping they're going to take a principled stand against allowing pylons through the park.
• opposition: They once shared the same principled opposition to missiles which can destroy the world many times over.
• position: Our response should be read in light of this principled position.

Modifying Another Word

• highly: All policemen appeared to be tall, highly principled heroes.
• very: Peter is a quiet man, but very principled.
• not: But because you are pragmatic does not mean you are not principled.
• strongly: My father and his father before him were quiet, but strongly principled people.
• so: I am so principled, in fact, that when I'm called upon to work.. .
• too: Lee is altogether too principled to be involved in this kind of work.