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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
Example Sentences
“And, frankly, any speculation would be crazy. These were guys who committed fraud. Look, they conned me. I made an investment in these guys thinking it was on the up-and-up and they conned me. At this stage, I have no ability to predict why they did anything they did.”
At just about every turn, our loveable “schmo” suspects that something about “The Goat” isn't on the up-and-up — even at one point outright declaring that the whole show must be an elaborate prank on him.
The least we can hope for is an election that’s on the up-and-up.
Wrestling pretended for so long to be on the up-and-up.
To do that has meant taking on disinformation and creating opportunity where “people believe that our democracy is on the up-and-up.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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