upfront

ADJECTIVE

honest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authentic conscientious decent equitable fair forthright genuine honorable impartial proper reliable sincere straightforward true trustworthy virtuous

WEAK

aboveboard bona fide direct ethical fair and square frank high-minded ingenuous just law-abiding lay it on the line like it is no lie on the level on the up and up open outright plain real reputable scrupulous straight true blue trusty undisguised unfeigned upright veracious what you see is what you get

Antonyms

STRONGEST

biased corrupt counterfeit deceitful deceptive devious dishonest false insincere irresponsible partial prejudiced unfair unjust unreal unreasonable unreliable unsuitable untrustworthy

WEAK

fraudulent lying misleading treacherous untruthful

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upfront

Then there's the considerable upfront cost of going electric.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Earlier this year, the CMA ordered two other driving schools to give refunds to more than 80,000 customers after they did not disclose the total price for lessons upfront during the online booking process.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Nvidia initially planned to guarantee all 10 gigawatts of OpenAI’s data-center commitments upfront, which could have totaled around $250 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

The states would not be required to pay the full $1.9 billion upfront.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

“Yeah, well, you should’ve been upfront about that too,” I say angrily.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

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