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on the up and up
phrase as in decent
Strong match
phrase as in even-handed
phrase as in fair
Strongest matches
phrase as in honest
Strongest matches
phrase as in honest-to-goodness
phrase as in honorable
Strongest matches
phrase as in lawful
Weak matches
phrase as in legal
Weak matches
- acknowledged
- allowed
- authorized
- card-carrying
- chartered
- clean
- condign
- decreed
- due
- enforceable
- enforced
- enjoined
- forensic
- granted
- innocent
- judged
- judicial
- just
- justifiable
- justified
- legalized
- legit
- licit
- on the level
- ordained
- passed
- precedented
- prescribed
- protected
- right
- rightful
- sanctioned
- sound
- straight
- sure-enough
- warranted
- within the law
phrase as in legit
Weak matches
- authorized
- bona fide
- canonical
- card-carrying
- commanded
- condign
- constitutional
- decreed
- due
- enacted
- enforced
- enjoined
- established
- innocent
- judged
- judicial
- jural
- juridical
- jurisprudent
- just
- justifiable
- kosher
- legal
- legalized
- legislated
- legitimate
- legitimatized
- licit
- mandated
- of right
- official
- on the level
- ordained
- ordered
- passed
- permissible
- proper
- protected
- rightful
- ruled
- statutory
- valid
- vested
- warrantable
- warranted
phrase as in legitimate
Strongest matches
Strong matches
phrase as in on the level
phrase as in permissible
phrase as in rightful
phrase as in sincere
Weak matches
- 24-carat
- aboveboard
- actual
- artless
- bona fide
- dead-level
- dear
- devout
- faithful
- frank
- guileless
- honest-to-God
- honest-to-goodness
- like it is
- meant
- natural
- no-fooling
- no-nonsense
- on the level
- on the line
- open
- plain
- pretensionless
- regular
- righteous
- saintly
- square
- sure-enough
- true-blue
- unaffected
- undesigning
- undissembled
- unfeigned
- unpretentious
- up-front
- wholehearted
phrase as in true
phrase as in trustworthy/trusty
Weak matches
- accurate
- always there
- authentic
- authoritative
- convincing
- credible
- dependable
- ethical
- exact
- honest
- honorable
- kosher
- levelheaded
- mature
- on the level
- open
- plausible
- principled
- realistic
- responsible
- righteous
- rock solid
- saintly
- secure
- sensible
- solid
- square
- steadfast
- straight
- there
- to be trusted
- tried
- tried-and-true
- true
- true-blue
- trustable
- truthful
- unfailing
- up-front
- upright
- valid
- veracious
phrase as in truthful
Strongest matches
phrase as in veracious
phrase as in virtuous
Weak matches
- blameless
- celibate
- chaste
- clean-living
- effective
- effectual
- efficient
- excellent
- exemplary
- faithful
- guiltless
- high-principled
- in the clear
- incorruptible
- inculpable
- irreprehensible
- legit
- moral
- moralistic
- on the level
- praiseworthy
- pure
- regular
- right-minded
- spotless
- straight
- true-blue
- unsullied
- untainted
- untarnished
- up front
- upright
- without reproach
- worthy
adverb as in aboveboard
Strong match
Weak matches
adverb as in objectively
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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