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honesty

[on-uh-stee] / ˈɒn ə sti /
NOUN
truthfulness, candidness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
candor confidence fairness faithfulness frankness honor integrity loyalty morality probity rectitude responsibility self-respect sincerity trustworthiness veracity virtue
STRONG
bluntness conscientiousness equity fidelity genuineness goodness impeccability incorruptibility justness openness outspokenness plainness principle reputability right scrupulousness soundness straightforwardness straightness trustiness uprightness
WEAK
evenhandedness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
corruption disgrace dishonesty dishonor disloyalty distrust evil falsehood immorality unfairness
STRONG
unjustness
WEAK
artifice cheating deceit deception duplicity fraud fraudulence lying treachery

Example Sentences

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"Above all, I'm especially in awe of Duffy - for her honesty and courage."

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

What seized Roger Ebert’s attention was the emotional force of stark honesty, and this quality also explains his own power as a critic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

“The courts have repeatedly said that the government can regulate environmental claims to require honesty, and I don’t see how this would be any different.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

This type of honesty can spur clients to confess their own hangups about wealth and money.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Her honesty and guilt, they made me like her even more.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.