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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"What I'm hearing in that story is the difficulty of being honest. I wonder what's going on that certain things can't be said."

From BBC

And while we are, of course, big fans of creative food-waste reuse over here, let’s be honest: this is not that.

From Salon

I didn’t love the way they cook the rice, it’s almost gluey, but I’m particular, let’s be honest.

From Salon

I'll hang my hat on that, if I'm honest, knowing the boys as well as I do.

From BBC

“To be honest with you, it’s like, I don’t know — but you gotta get that monkey off our back,” McConkey said.

From Los Angeles Times