Synonyms for HONEST
ˈɒn ɪsthon·est

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1. honestadjective

   Antonyms:
   dishonest

2. honestadjective

   We're the most honest people you will ever come across.

   Antonyms:
   dishonest

3. honestadjective

   an honest account of events; honest reporting

   Antonyms:
   dishonest

4. honestadjective

   an honest mistake

   Antonyms:
   dishonest

5. honestadjective

   an honest scale

   Antonyms:
   dishonest

6. honestadjective

   an honest day's work

   Antonyms:
   dishonest

7. honestadjective

   an honest dollar

   Antonyms:
   dishonest

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. 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.

   Synonyms:
   candid, equitable, fair, faithful, frank, genuine, good, honorable, ingenuous, just, sincere, straightforward, true, trustworthy, trusty, upright

   Antonyms:
   deceitful, dishonest, disingenuous, faithless, false, fraudulent, hypocritical, lying, mendacious, perfidious, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, unscrupulous, untrue

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. honest

   Synonyms:
   honorable, upright, virtuous, proper, right, sincere, conscientious

   Antonyms:
   dishonest, dishonorable, vicious, improper, wrong, insincere

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. honest, honorableadjective

   not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

   "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"

   Synonyms:
   fair, respectable, dependable, true(p), good, ethical, honest, honorable, honourable, estimable, reliable

   Antonyms:
   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, ambidextrous

2. honestadjective

   without dissimulation; frank

   "my honest opinion"

   Synonyms:
   honorable, good, true(p), dependable, reliable, fair

   Antonyms:
   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, dishonest

3. dependable, 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"

   Antonyms:
   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, pretentious

4. honestadjective

   without pretensions

   "worked at an honest trade"; "good honest food"

   Synonyms:
   honorable, good, true(p), dependable, reliable, fair

   Antonyms:
   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, scoundrelly

5. honestadjective

   marked by truth

   "gave honest answers"; "honest reporting"

   Synonyms:
   honorable, good, true(p), dependable, reliable, fair

   Antonyms:
   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, beguiling

6. good, honestadjective

   not forged

   "a good dollar bill"

   Synonyms:
   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, honest, respectable, undecomposed, unspoilt, fair, ripe, safe, adept, honorable, well(p), right, near

   Antonyms:
   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, rascally

7. honest, fairadjective

   gained or earned without cheating or stealing

   "an honest wage"; "an fair penny"

   Synonyms:
   just, mediocre, reasonable, fair(a), dependable, honorable, middling, comely, reliable, true(p), bonny, average, good, sightly, clean, fair, fairish, bonnie, honest

   Antonyms:
   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, shoddy

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1. abovevoard

   aboveboard is used as adjective and adverb both, which means in a straightforward manner or free from all traces of deceit or duplicity

   his business dealing was aboveboard.

   Submitted by gautamavinash03 on December 2, 2020  

2. trusthnoun

   honest

   Submitted by topsin_t on September 23, 2023  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. honestadjective

   Synonyms:
   honorable, reputable, creditable, right, proper, equitable

2. honestadjective

   Synonyms:
   upright, virtuous, conscientious, just, true, fair, faithful, trusty, trustworthy, as good as one's word

3. honestadjective

   Synonyms:
   sincere, candid, frank

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1. honestadjective

   Synonyms:
   honorable, reputable, upright, sincere, guileless, ingenuous, incorruptible

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1. List of paraphrases for "honest":

   sincere, fair, frank, truthful, candid, decent, honestly, genuine, honesty, ausaid, heartfelt, honoured, franco, upstanding, loyal

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How to use HONEST in a sentence?

1. Dmitri Prokazov:

   We knew that a rally for honest elections was being planned, and we were in solidarity with this... and so we werent afraid.

2. Bill Clinton:

   We can’t get in a place where we’re so mad that we demonize anyone who is against us, where we can’t have an honest discussion about health care, where anyone who is on the other side is part of a mystical ‘establishment,’.

3. Frederik Madsen:

   We knew we were going to have to break the world record to win here, but to do 3:44, it's just madness to be honest, we never dreamed about this but hard work pays off. But to win the Olympics we will have to go even faster. Maybe 3:42 to win the gold. We have some small gains to make, but we know Australia, New Zealand, Italy and Britain do too.

4. Robert Mueller:

   You could be smart, aggressive, articulate, indeed persuasive, but if you are not honest, your reputation will suffer, and once lost, a good reputation can never, ever be regained. The saying goes: If you have integrity, nothing else matters, and if you do not have integrity, nothing else matters.

5. Tom Stoppard:

   It is better to be quotable than to be honest.