Another word for honest
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Adjective
Having or marked by uprightness in principle and action
- characterized by candor, honesty, ethical behavior, etc.
- Standing erect or upright.
- Morally upright; honest.
- Being in a vertical position or direction:
- Erect in posture or carriage:
- Adhering strictly to moral principles; righteous.
- Consistent with fact or reality; not false or erroneous:
- Not counterfeit; real or genuine:
- Conforming to the characteristics or criteria of a group or type; typical:
- Morally upright; without guilt or sin:
- In accordance with virtue or morality:
- Righteous people considered as a group.
- Incapable of being morally corrupted.
- Not subject to corruption or decay.
- Deserving or winning honor and respect:
- Bringing distinction or recognition:
- Possessing and characterized by honor:
- Being positive or desirable in nature; not bad or poor:
- Having the qualities that are desirable or distinguishing in a particular thing:
- Serving the desired purpose or end; suitable:
Idioms:See also:Manifesting honesty and directness, especially in speech
- characterized by candor, honesty, ethical behavior, etc.
- Frank and forthright:
- Not held back for a particular person:
- Given without reservation; unqualified:
- Exhibiting no reserve:
- Straightforward; blunt:
- Complete; unmitigated:
- Honest and frank:
- Free from ambiguity or pretense; plain and open:
- Easy to accomplish, identify, or understand; not complicated, uncertain, or involved:
- Extending continuously in the same direction without curving:
- Having no waves or bends:
- Not bent or bowed; rigid or erect:
- Frank; straightforward; blunt.
- Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed.
- Affording unobstructed passage or view:
- Having no protecting or concealing cover:
- Marked by candid interaction between men:
- Of, relating to, or being a system of defense in which a defensive player guards a specific offensive player.
- Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness; innocent or naive:
- Straightforward or frank; candid:
- Open and sincere in expression; straightforward:
- Clearly manifest; evident:
- To put an official mark on (a piece of mail) so that it can be sent free of charge.
- Direct and without evasion; straightforward:
- Proceeding straight ahead.
- Directly and frankly.
- Thoroughgoing; unequivocal:
- Forthright; candid.
- Thoroughly; absolutely.
- To manage or regulate the business or affairs of; be in charge of:
- To supervise or oversee (an activity or process):
- To give guidance and instruction to (actors or musicians, for example) in the rehearsal and performance of a work.
- Characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; unreservedly straightforward:
- Not obscuring or omitting anything unpleasant, embarrassing, or negative:
- Not posed or rehearsed:
Devoid of any hypocrisy or pretense
- Lacking good manners; rude.
- Natural and unaffected.
- Not feigned; genuine.
- Not changed, modified, or affected.
- Marked by lack of affectation; unpretentious or sincere.
- Consistent with fact or reality; not false or erroneous:
- Not counterfeit; real or genuine:
- Conforming to the characteristics or criteria of a group or type; typical:
- Not feigned or affected; genuine:
- Being without hypocrisy or pretense; true:
- Pure; unadulterated.
- Being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verifiable existence:
- True and actual; not imaginary, alleged, or ideal:
- Of or founded on practical matters and concerns:
- Present in or produced by nature:
- Of, relating to, or concerning nature:
- Conforming to the usual or ordinary course of nature:
- Expressed warmly, exuberantly, and unrestrainedly:
- Complete or thorough; unequivocal:
- Vigorous; robust:
- Deeply or sincerely felt; earnest.
- Actually possessing the alleged or apparent attribute or character:
- Not spurious or counterfeit; authentic:
- Honestly felt or experienced:
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Another word for honest
Modifier
Truthful
- (idiomatic) Totally fairly and undoubtedly.
- (idiomatic) Within the applicable rules.
- Conforming to dietary laws; ritually pure:
- Observing dietary laws:
- Selling or serving food prepared in accordance with dietary laws:
- (idiomatic) Legitimate; honest; upright.
- Alternative spelling of on the up-and-up.
- (idiomatic) Honest(ly), sincere(ly), straightforward(ly), fair(ly).
- A plane figure having four equal sides.
- Something having an equal-sided rectangular form:
- A T-shaped or L-shaped instrument for drawing or testing right angles.
- Extending continuously in the same direction without curving:
- Having no waves or bends:
- Not bent or bowed; rigid or erect:
- Clearly expressed or delineated; definite:
- Exact, as in performance, execution, or amount; accurate or correct:
- Strictly distinguished from others; very:
- Of or relating to the essential nature of a thing; inherent.
- Situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts. Used of certain nerves and muscles.
- Free from obstructions; open; clear:
- Obvious to the perception or mind; evident:
- Not elaborate or complicated; simple:
- Conforming or limited to the simplest, nonfigurative, or most obvious meaning of a word or words.
- Word for word; verbatim:
- Avoiding exaggeration, metaphor, or embellishment; factual; prosaic:
- Impossible to refute or disprove; incontrovertible:
- Having no clothing on the body; nude.
- Having no covering, especially the usual one:
- Devoid of vegetation, trees, or foliage:
- Not coated with varnish:
- Stated or otherwise presented without any effort to soften or disguise; plain:
- Without deceit or trickery; straightforward.
- Capable of reasoning; rational:
- Governed by or being in accordance with reason or sound thinking:
- Being within the bounds of common sense:
- (of a model) Having the same dimensions as the original.
- Tending to or expressing an awareness of things as they really are:
- Of or relating to the representation of objects, actions, or social conditions as they actually are:
- Beyond question or doubt.
- Being in compliance with the law; lawful:
- Being in accordance with established or accepted rules and standards:
- Valid or justifiable:
- Difficult or impossible to impeach:
- Beyond reproach; blameless:
- Beyond doubt; unquestionable:
- Being truly so called; real or genuine:
- Vibrations transmitted through an elastic solid or a liquid or gas, with frequencies in the approximate range of 20 to 20,000 hertz, capable of being detected by human organs of hearing.
- Transmitted vibrations of any frequency.
- The sensation stimulated in the organs of hearing by such vibrations in the air or other medium.
- Of the nature of fact; real.
- Of or containing facts.
- Meriting respect or esteem; worthy.
- Of or appropriate to good or proper behavior or conventional conduct.
- Of moderately good quality:
- Not disguised, plainly visible.
- capable of verification; that can be proved to be true or accurate
- Strictly and completely in accord with fact; not deviating from truth or reality:
- Characterized by accurate measurements or inferences with small margins of error; not approximate:
- Characterized by strict adherence to standards or rules:
- To make or put right:
- To remove the errors or mistakes from:
- To indicate or mark the errors in:
- Warranting trust; reliable.
- Consistent with fact or reality; not false or erroneous:
- Not counterfeit; real or genuine:
- Conforming to the characteristics or criteria of a group or type; typical:
See also:Antonyms:Honorable
- Having worth, merit, or value:
- Honorable; admirable:
- Having sufficient worth; deserving:
- Meriting respect or esteem; worthy.
- Of or appropriate to good or proper behavior or conventional conduct.
- Of moderately good quality:
- Being in a vertical position or direction:
- Erect in posture or carriage:
- Adhering strictly to moral principles; righteous.
Frank
- Without deceit or trickery; straightforward.
- Honest and frank:
- Free from ambiguity or pretense; plain and open:
- Easy to accomplish, identify, or understand; not complicated, uncertain, or involved:
- Characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; unreservedly straightforward:
- Not obscuring or omitting anything unpleasant, embarrassing, or negative:
- Not posed or rehearsed:
Fair
- Not partial or biased; unprejudiced.
- Showing or characterized by equity; just and fair.
- Of or relating to rights historically enforced in courts of equity.
- Resolved not simply according to the strict letter of the law but in accordance with principles of substantial justice and the unique facts of the case.
- Honorable and fair in one's dealings and actions:
- Consistent with what is morally right; righteous:
- Properly due or merited:
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