honest

Adjective
  1. Not disposed to cheat or defraud;
    Not deceptive or fraudulent (synset 301225031)
    "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"
    also:
    • direct - straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
    • echt, genuine - not fake or counterfeit
    • honorable, honourable - worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
    • artless, ingenuous - characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
    • sincere - open and genuine; not deceitful
    • square, straight - characterized by honesty and fairness
    • true - consistent with fact or reality; not false
    • trustworthy, trusty - worthy of trust or belief
    similar to: downright - characterized by plain blunt honesty
    same as: honorable
  2. Without dissimulation;
    Frank (synset 302187787)
    "my honest opinion"
    similar to: sincere - open and genuine; not deceitful
  3. Worthy of being depended on (synset 302474747)
    "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable source of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me"
    similar to: trustworthy, trusty - worthy of trust or belief
    same as: dependable, reliable, true
  4. Without pretensions (synset 301857723)
    "worked at an honest trade"; "good honest food"
    similar to: unpretentious - lacking pretension or affectation
  5. Marked by truth (synset 301228516)
    "gave honest answers"; "honest reporting"
    similar to: true, truthful - expressing or given to expressing the truth
  6. Not forged (synset 301119768)
    "a good dollar bill"
    similar to: echt, genuine - not fake or counterfeit
    same as: good
  7. Gained or earned without cheating or stealing (synset 300961664)
    "an honest wage"; "an fair penny"
    similar to: equitable, just - fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
    same as: fair

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