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honest
adjective as in truthful, candid
Strongest matches
authentic, conscientious, decent, equitable, fair, forthright, genuine, honorable, impartial, proper, reliable, sincere, straightforward, true, trustworthy, virtuous
Weak matches
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, upfront, upright, veracious, what you see is what you get
Example Sentences
Lady Beckham is strikingly honest about the struggles her fashion business faced.
“I think this is only going to infuriate people, to be honest,” Brown said.
"It definitely does, if I am being brutally honest," he said, upgrading an initial assessment of "probably".
With every stanza, she settled into a musical rhythm that was satiric and bitingly honest.
"Two years on from the horrific massacre on October 7, we must also be honest: the same hatred that fuelled those barbaric attacks still festers today," she said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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