Honest synonyms
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Category:
Part of speech:
Accurate; reliable; exact
Without deceit, pretense, or hypocrisy; truthful; straightforward; honest
Based on logical reasoning:
Out-and-out; thorough:
Giving the original or earlier meaning of a word; etymological
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Quick and exact in sensing and responding:
Pure, natural, unmodified (especially in the phrase "unvarnished truth").
(Of a model) Having the same dimensions as the original.
True; accurate
Complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness:
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untruthful (antonym)
Straightforward or frank; candid:
Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true; pure.
Consistent with rules, logic, or ethics:
even-handed (related)
(Informal) Characterized by candor, honesty, ethical behavior, etc.
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truthful (related)
candid (related)
on the legit
Truthful
Worthy of trust; dependable; reliable
The quality of being truthful
By the shortest way, without turning or stopping; not roundabout; not interrupted; straight
Beyond question or doubt.
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Having or showing a sense of right and wrong; characterized by honesty and integrity; upright
Not disguised, plainly visible.
(Slang) All right, proper, correct, etc.
Regarded as proper usage; standard
The degree to which a system accurately reproduces an input.
Marked by candid interaction between men:
polite (related)
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open-minded (related)
unapologetic (related)
reliable (related)
Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence or reliance; trustworthy
Alternative form of above-board.
Fairly good in quality; of moderate excellence
Honest and just; honorable
dishonest (antonym)
Disposed to lie, cheat, defraud, or deceive.
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false (antonym)
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
Incapable of being morally corrupted.
The definition of naked is having no clothes on, or without protection, or without ornaments.
That cannot be refuted or disproved
Straightforward; frank or candid:
Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.
Exact, as in performance, execution, or amount; accurate or correct:
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Following a direct or correct method or approach; systematic:
Truthful
on-the-up-and-up
Alternative spelling of on the up-and-up.
Truthful
Having enough worth or merit (for someone or something specified); meriting
Fair, under widely held moral principles, often embodied in court precedents; or referring to a remedy available in a court of equity.
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The definition of impartial is not favoring one side or opinion more than another.
deceptive (antonym)
Deceiving or tending to deceive:
misleading (antonym)
Tending to mislead; deceptive.
accurate (related)
Conforming exactly to fact; errorless.
noble (related)
Having or showing qualities of high moral character, such as courage, generosity, or honor:
see (related)
Frank
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Authentic; genuine:
Pure or simple in design or style; austere.
Thorough and assiduous:
(Obs.) Having good financial credit
(--- Informal) Properly or modestly dressed:
Ethical is defined as moral or conforming to standards of conduct.
Direct and without evasion; straightforward:
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incorrupted
Obsolete form of uncorrupted.
(Law) Of, relating to, or proper to courts of law or to the administration of justice:
Extremely or excessively careful about details; scrupulous or finicky
Lacking effective regulation:
Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.
uncorrupt
(Archaic) Not having decayed.
Having, or characterized by, moral virtue; righteous
Kindliness
The quality or condition of being honest; integrity.
Socially correct usages or behaviors.
The quality or condition of being correct in judgment.
scrupulosity
The property of being scrupulous.
The quality or state of being sincere; honesty, genuineness, good faith, etc.
(Uncountable) The state of being moral, honest and honourable.
fraudulent (antonym)
untrustworthy (antonym)
Not deserving of trust; unreliable.
treacherous (antonym)
Characterized by unforeseen or hidden hazards; dangerous or deceptive:
devious (antonym)
Not straightforward; shifty:
Standing straight; erect
Directly to the point; plain; unambiguous; unevasive.
Frank; straightforward; blunt.
Acting without concealment, obliquity, or compromise.
Not held back for a particular person:
Frank and forthright:
Free of pretense, falsehood, or affectation:
Marked by lack of affectation; unpretentious or sincere.
Not false or hypocritical
Having poor manners or social skills; ill-mannered; rude.
on the up-and-up (or up and up)
honest (related)
Sincere; frank:
clear (related)
Free from impediment or obstruction; open
show (related)
Show describes something related to a performance.
Able, or easily able to be depended on.
Of or containing facts.
The definition of sound is someone or something that is in good condition.
Being such practically or in effect
Not able to be impeached or reproached
Tending to face facts; practical rather than visionary
Not excessive or extreme; fair:
honest as the day is long
Truthful
Without guile; candid; frank
Full of scruples; hesitant, doubtful, or uneasy, esp. constantly and obsessively, in deciding what is morally right or wrong
lying (antonym)
The definition of lying is not telling the truth.
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