upfront

ADJECTIVE

honest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authentic conscientious decent equitable fair forthright genuine honorable impartial proper reliable sincere straightforward true trustworthy virtuous

WEAK

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 upright veracious what you see is what you get

Antonyms

STRONGEST

biased corrupt counterfeit deceitful deceptive devious dishonest false insincere irresponsible partial prejudiced unfair unjust unreal unreasonable unreliable unsuitable untrustworthy

WEAK

fraudulent lying misleading treacherous untruthful

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In another change to typical Hollywood practices, Netflix paid generous upfront fees to producers rather than having them participate in back-end profits.

From The Wall Street Journal

One strategy to avoid a refund is to change your paycheck withholding amounts to pay less tax over the year and have more money in your paycheck upfront.

From MarketWatch

High upfront costs and the lack of adequate charging infrastructure in parts of the 27-nation union mean consumers have been slow to warm to EVs, producers say.

From Barron's

That strategy meant significant upfront costs and, now, depreciating assets.

From Barron's

But buyers with FHA loans sometimes face flat-out rejection, and some sellers state upfront that they won’t do business with FHA buyers.

From MarketWatch

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