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

Example Sentences

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Mandell, at Mitchell International, has already had a personal, upfront look at the trade-offs drivers are making.

From MarketWatch

Phreesia processed $1.2 billion in transactions volume, an increase of 9% year over year, through its billing functionality that facilitates payments for upfront costs such as medical deductibles with growing utilization.

From Barron's

Both of them want nothing more than to forge a path for themselves in their respective crafts — Marty’s just far more upfront about it.

From Salon

In another change to typical Hollywood practices, Netflix paid generous upfront fees to producers rather than having them participate in back-end profits.

From The Wall Street Journal

One strategy to avoid a refund is to change your paycheck withholding amounts to pay less tax over the year and have more money in your paycheck upfront.

From MarketWatch

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