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

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upfront

For the 2005 launch of the iPod Nano, Cook used massive upfront payments to secure a steep discount on Samsung Electronics’

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

"It would be an upfront cost, and of course governments hate that," Cardwell said.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

He told former footballer Gary Lineker on his podcast that although he had not yet spoken to Trump he would deal with him in an "upfront" manner.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

A real plan carves out a protected reserve for that upfront, so the late-life risk is handled and the earlier spending is guilt-free.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026

They were driving those old black tin lizzie type cars, the Model A types, with two men in the open section upfront and two in the cab section behind.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

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