Thesaurus:honest

Thesaurus

honest

English

Adjective

Sense: scrupulous with regard to telling the truth

Synonyms

• earnest
• fair dinkum
• forthright
• foursquare
• frank
• genuine    [⇒ thesaurus]
• honest
• legitimate
• on the level
• on the up-and-up
• square
• straight
• straight dinkum
• straightforward
• true
• truthful
• trustworthy
• up front
• veracious
• veridical

Antonyms

• dishonest
• hypocritical
• insincere
• shady

Hyponyms

• bona fide
• candid
• frank
• open
• parrhesiastic
• plain
• sincere
• unreserved

Hypernyms

• dependable
• ethical
• honorable
• principled
• reliable
• responsible
• righteous
• scrupulous

See also

• Thesaurus:truth
• Thesaurus:veracity

Further reading

• “543. veracity” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “honest” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.