| ADJECTIVE | all | honest, honorable | not disposed to cheat or defraud |
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| all | honest | without dissimulation | |
| all | honest, dependable, reliable, true | worthy of being depended on | |
| all | honest | without pretensions | |
| all | honest | marked by truth | |
| all | honest, good | not forged | |
| all | honest, fair | gained or earned without cheating or stealing |
| Sounds | aa'nahst | |
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| Rhymes | abolitionist ... zoologist: 193 rhymes with ahst... | |
| Meaning | not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent. | |
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| Synonym | honorable | |
| Narrower | downright | Characterized by plain blunt honesty |
| See also | direct | Straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action |
| genuine, echt | not fake or counterfeit | |
| honorable, honourable | worthy of being honored | |
| ingenuous, artless | Characterized by an inability to mask your feelings | |
| sincere | open and genuine | |
| straight, square | Characterized by honesty and fairness | |
| true | consistent with fact or reality | |
| trustworthy, trusty | worthy of trust / trust or belief | |
| truthful, true | Expressing or given to expressing the truth | |
| Opposite | dishonest, dishonorable | deceptive or fraudulent |
| Spanish | honesto, honorable, sincero | |
| Catalan | honest | |
| Nouns | honestness | the quality of being honest |
| Adverbs | honestly | in an honest manner |
| Meaning | Without dissimulation; frank. | |
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| Example | "my honest opinion" | |
| Broader | sincere | open and genuine |
| Spanish | honesto | |
| Catalan | honest | |
| Nouns | honestness | the quality of being honest |
| Adverbs | honestly | (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that |
| Meaning | worthy of being depended on. | |
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| Example | "an honest working stiff" | |
| Synonyms | dependable, reliable, true | |
| Broader | trustworthy, trusty | worthy of trust / trust or belief |
| Spanish | confiable, fiable, honesto | |
| Catalan | fiable | |
| Nouns | honestness | the quality of being honest |
| Meaning | Without pretensions. | |
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| Broader | unpretentious | lacking pretension or affectation |
| Spanish | honesto | |
| Meaning | marked by truth. | |
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| Broader | truthful, true | Expressing or given to expressing the truth |
| Nouns | honestness | the quality of being honest |
| Meaning | not forged. | |
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| Synonym | good | |
| Broader | genuine, echt | not fake or counterfeit |
| Spanish | bueno | |
| Meaning | Gained or earned without cheating or stealing. | |
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| Example | "an honest wage" | |
| Synonym | fair | |
| Broader | equitable, just | Fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience |
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