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

Example Sentences

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"To be honest, I don't really know what type of criticism people are talking about, but since I've been here - and I've been here during Ramadan - it's been all right for me," he replied.

From BBC

"Cruz Beckham is very identifiable as the child of two huge stars, and people are really cynical. So I think it's more of a hindrance in 2026, to be honest," she says.

From BBC

To move forward, you need to have an honest conversation about his expectations of you and your work and about how you can better communicate.

From MarketWatch

In a memo to Block staff that was posted on X, Dorsey said he had two options: To cut gradually over time or “be honest about where we are and act on it now.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Norman was a hard chairman, but he was honest and we remain friends today.

From BBC

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