Definitions

honesty

[on-uh-stee] / ˈɒn ə sti /

NOUN

truthfulness, candidness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

candor confidence fairness faithfulness frankness honor integrity loyalty morality probity rectitude responsibility self-respect sincerity trustworthiness veracity virtue

STRONG

bluntness conscientiousness equity fidelity genuineness goodness impeccability incorruptibility justness openness outspokenness plainness principle reputability right scrupulousness soundness straightforwardness straightness trustiness uprightness

WEAK

evenhandedness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

corruption disgrace dishonesty dishonor disloyalty distrust evil falsehood immorality unfairness

STRONG

unjustness

WEAK

artifice cheating deceit deception duplicity fraud fraudulence lying treachery

Example Sentences

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In 2021 comes the diagnosis of MS, which opens her to a memoirist’s radical honesty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

But Lee marbles other theories and indictments into his meat concerning the privilege of extreme emotion and behavioral honesty.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

"She's lost her job, good name and her reputation for honesty," he added.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Give the candid Dimon high marks for honesty on the stock price—something rare among CEOs.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Olanna sat down; she liked the honesty, the firm vowels, and the quiet assuredness of the voice on the radio.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Vocabulary lists containing honesty

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