honest

[on-ist] / ˈɒn ɪst /

ADJECTIVE

truthful, candid

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 upfront 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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So if I have it on my computer and it’s password protected, I can be really honest.

From Los Angeles Times

Cohen is honest enough to ask whether such assistance was a mistake.

From The Wall Street Journal

One reason: Even Amazon’s AI systems for detecting fake reviews—and the actions it takes against fake review brokers—can’t stop the way honest but biased humans are reviewing items.

From The Wall Street Journal

By a similar margin, they don’t believe business leaders are being fully honest about the impact on jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We believe that the vast majority of Americans crave honest conversation and civil, passionate debate,” Weiss said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times

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