What are some opposite words for honest?
Antonyms for honest
ˈɒn ɪsthon·est
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term honest.
Wiktionary
honestadjective
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dishonesthonestadjective
We're the most honest people you will ever come across.
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dishonesthonestadjective
an honest account of events; honest reporting
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dishonesthonestadjective
an honest mistake
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dishonesthonestadjective
an honest scale
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dishonesthonestadjective
an honest day's work
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dishonesthonestadjective
an honest dollar
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dishonest
English Synonyms and Antonyms
honest
One who is honest in the ordinary sense acts or is always disposed to act with careful regard for the rights of others, especially in matters of business or property; one who is honorable scrupulously observes the dictates of a personal honor that is higher than any demands of mercantile law or public opinion, and will do nothing unworthy of his own inherent nobility of soul. The honest man does not steal, cheat, or defraud; the honorable man will not take an unfair advantage that would be allowed him, or will make a sacrifice which no one could require of him, when his own sense of right demands it. One who is honest in the highest and fullest sense is scrupulously careful to adhere to all known truth and right even in thought. In this sense honest differs from honorable as having regard rather to absolute truth and right than to even the highest personal honor. Compare CANDID; JUSTICE.
Antonyms:
deceitful, dishonest, disingenuous, faithless, false, fraudulent, hypocritical, lying, mendacious, perfidious, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, unscrupulous, untrueSynonyms:
candid, equitable, fair, faithful, frank, genuine, good, honorable, ingenuous, just, sincere, straightforward, true, trustworthy, trusty, upright
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
honest, honorableadjective
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
"honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"
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unjust, roguish, pretentious, Janus-faced, untruthful, double-tongued, deceptive, shoddy, rascally, picaresque, scoundrelly, two-faced, dishonest, false, double-faced, deceitful, dishonorable, counterfeit, fraudulent, imitative, misleading, untrustworthy, duplicitous, thieving(a), inequitable, double-dealing, thievish, insincere, beguiling, blackguardly, fallacious, untrusty, ambidextrousSynonyms:
fair, respectable, dependable, true(p), good, ethical, honorable, honourable, estimable, reliablehonestadjective
without dissimulation; frank
"my honest opinion"
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untruthful, deceitful, misleading, unjust, beguiling, double-faced, fraudulent, untrusty, dishonorable, insincere, thievish, ambidextrous, roguish, pretentious, imitative, false, scoundrelly, blackguardly, deceptive, rascally, two-faced, Janus-faced, double-tongued, double-dealing, shoddy, untrustworthy, inequitable, duplicitous, counterfeit, picaresque, thieving(a), fallacious, dishonestSynonyms:
honorable, good, true(p), dependable, reliable, fairdependable, honest, reliable, true(p)adjective
worthy of being depended on
"a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me"
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dishonorable, beguiling, rascally, misleading, double-dealing, unjust, ambidextrous, two-faced, fallacious, scoundrelly, insincere, deceitful, thievish, Janus-faced, counterfeit, false, dishonest, inequitable, untrustworthy, shoddy, untrusty, roguish, blackguardly, untruthful, thieving(a), imitative, duplicitous, picaresque, double-faced, double-tongued, deceptive, fraudulent, pretentioushonestadjective
without pretensions
"worked at an honest trade"; "good honest food"
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untrustworthy, inequitable, double-faced, blackguardly, beguiling, picaresque, roguish, fallacious, deceptive, deceitful, dishonest, two-faced, untruthful, dishonorable, false, unjust, Janus-faced, insincere, pretentious, thievish, untrusty, rascally, double-dealing, shoddy, thieving(a), ambidextrous, fraudulent, misleading, duplicitous, imitative, double-tongued, counterfeit, scoundrellySynonyms:
honorable, good, true(p), dependable, reliable, fairhonestadjective
marked by truth
"gave honest answers"; "honest reporting"
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misleading, blackguardly, thieving(a), duplicitous, scoundrelly, untrusty, double-faced, roguish, insincere, rascally, ambidextrous, counterfeit, inequitable, deceptive, deceitful, pretentious, dishonest, imitative, untrustworthy, thievish, untruthful, shoddy, two-faced, fallacious, double-dealing, picaresque, Janus-faced, unjust, dishonorable, fraudulent, double-tongued, false, beguilingSynonyms:
honorable, good, true(p), dependable, reliable, fairgood, honestadjective
not forged
"a good dollar bill"
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insincere, beguiling, double-dealing, untrustworthy, duplicitous, unjust, scoundrelly, untrusty, shoddy, untruthful, pretentious, dishonorable, ambidextrous, double-faced, inequitable, dishonest, Janus-faced, double-tongued, misleading, deceitful, two-faced, counterfeit, false, thieving(a), picaresque, roguish, fallacious, blackguardly, fraudulent, imitative, thievish, deceptive, rascallySynonyms:
dear, good, beneficial, in effect(p), unspoiled, skillful, sound, secure, serious, effective, true(p), salutary, upright, reliable, in force(p), skilful, practiced, dependable, estimable, expert, just, proficient, full, respectable, undecomposed, unspoilt, fair, ripe, safe, adept, honorable, well(p), right, nearhonest, fairadjective
gained or earned without cheating or stealing
"an honest wage"; "an fair penny"
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double-tongued, ambidextrous, untruthful, thievish, scoundrelly, insincere, dishonorable, deceitful, inequitable, two-faced, double-dealing, untrusty, picaresque, blackguardly, thieving(a), fraudulent, dishonest, deceptive, duplicitous, pretentious, unjust, rascally, untrustworthy, double-faced, fallacious, false, misleading, counterfeit, roguish, beguiling, imitative, Janus-faced, shoddySynonyms:
just, mediocre, reasonable, fair(a), dependable, honorable, middling, comely, reliable, true(p), bonny, average, good, sightly, clean, fair, fairish, bonnie
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
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thieves
thieves is plural for thieve, which means that there are more than one.
the thieves broke into my house, and stole all my family heirlooms.
How to use honest in a sentence?
I think they’ve got a rivalry now, and I think it’s good for the game in the sense of rivals, i think them kind of being open and honest is good in a way because we know kind of what they think.
No, you know, I really thought I was going to be back. That was the feeling I got at the end of the year and in the exit meetings. Then it was a phone call from [coach] Arthur Smith, Sunday before everything went down, saying that he didn’t know how things were gonna shake out this week, making me aware of what was going on, and I appreciated it. He was honest. At that point, it was kinda wrapping your head around that. There’s disappointment and frustration for sure that sets in at that point.
To be honest, when it comes to economics and politics, Taiwan is completely useless to us.
I've got to be honest: It's not anything I'd reach for, at any occasion, but clearly I'm not in the mainstream.
We’ve all grown up playing lots of links golf, to be honest with you, and it should be a style of golf that we all relish.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1673 | wrong | |
#2392 | false | |
#5698 | honest | |
#7137 | lying | |
#12256 | misleading | |
#13530 | improper | |
#15352 | fraudulent | |
#15992 | vicious | |
#23330 | unjust | |
#24641 | deceptive | |
#25316 | counterfeit | |
#27285 | dishonest | |
#30218 | untrue | |
#32281 | faithless | |
#37389 | treacherous | |
#38412 | hypocritical | |
#38916 | pretentious | |
#40826 | unscrupulous | |
#50824 | unfaithful | |
#51821 | shoddy | |
#55524 | deceitful | |
#60164 | disingenuous | |
#63732 | inequitable | |
#74880 | fallacious | |
#76482 | insincere | |
#79788 | beguiling | |
#83297 | untrustworthy | |
#83587 | ambidextrous | |
#83872 | dishonorable | |
#99239 | imitative | |
#112409 | picaresque | |
#118197 | duplicitous | |
#118674 | traitorous | |
#123607 | untruthful | |
#128190 | perfidious | |
#147871 | roguish | |
#174612 | mendacious | |
#205005 | rascally |
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