Antonyms for honest
ˈɒn ɪsthon·est

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1. honestadjective

   Antonyms:
   dishonest

2. honestadjective

   We're the most honest people you will ever come across.

   Antonyms:
   dishonest

3. honestadjective

   an honest account of events; honest reporting

   Antonyms:
   dishonest

4. honestadjective

   an honest mistake

   Antonyms:
   dishonest

5. honestadjective

   an honest scale

   Antonyms:
   dishonest

6. honestadjective

   an honest day's work

   Antonyms:
   dishonest

7. honestadjective

   an honest dollar

   Antonyms:
   dishonest

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. honest

   One who is honest in the ordinary sense acts or is always disposed to act with careful regard for the rights of others, especially in matters of business or property; one who is honorable scrupulously observes the dictates of a personal honor that is higher than any demands of mercantile law or public opinion, and will do nothing unworthy of his own inherent nobility of soul. The honest man does not steal, cheat, or defraud; the honorable man will not take an unfair advantage that would be allowed him, or will make a sacrifice which no one could require of him, when his own sense of right demands it. One who is honest in the highest and fullest sense is scrupulously careful to adhere to all known truth and right even in thought. In this sense honest differs from honorable as having regard rather to absolute truth and right than to even the highest personal honor. Compare CANDID; JUSTICE.

   Antonyms:
   deceitful, dishonest, disingenuous, faithless, false, fraudulent, hypocritical, lying, mendacious, perfidious, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, unscrupulous, untrue

   Synonyms:
   candid, equitable, fair, faithful, frank, genuine, good, honorable, ingenuous, just, sincere, straightforward, true, trustworthy, trusty, upright

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. honest

   Antonyms:
   dishonest, dishonorable, vicious, improper, wrong, insincere

   Synonyms:
   honorable, upright, virtuous, proper, right, sincere, conscientious

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. honest, honorableadjective

   not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

   "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"

   Antonyms:
   unjust, roguish, pretentious, Janus-faced, untruthful, double-tongued, deceptive, shoddy, rascally, picaresque, scoundrelly, two-faced, dishonest, false, double-faced, deceitful, dishonorable, counterfeit, fraudulent, imitative, misleading, untrustworthy, duplicitous, thieving(a), inequitable, double-dealing, thievish, insincere, beguiling, blackguardly, fallacious, untrusty, ambidextrous

   Synonyms:
   fair, respectable, dependable, true(p), good, ethical, honorable, honourable, estimable, reliable

2. honestadjective

   without dissimulation; frank

   "my honest opinion"

   Antonyms:
   untruthful, deceitful, misleading, unjust, beguiling, double-faced, fraudulent, untrusty, dishonorable, insincere, thievish, ambidextrous, roguish, pretentious, imitative, false, scoundrelly, blackguardly, deceptive, rascally, two-faced, Janus-faced, double-tongued, double-dealing, shoddy, untrustworthy, inequitable, duplicitous, counterfeit, picaresque, thieving(a), fallacious, dishonest

   Synonyms:
   honorable, good, true(p), dependable, reliable, fair

3. dependable, honest, reliable, true(p)adjective

   worthy of being depended on

   "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me"

   Antonyms:
   dishonorable, beguiling, rascally, misleading, double-dealing, unjust, ambidextrous, two-faced, fallacious, scoundrelly, insincere, deceitful, thievish, Janus-faced, counterfeit, false, dishonest, inequitable, untrustworthy, shoddy, untrusty, roguish, blackguardly, untruthful, thieving(a), imitative, duplicitous, picaresque, double-faced, double-tongued, deceptive, fraudulent, pretentious

4. honestadjective

   without pretensions

   "worked at an honest trade"; "good honest food"

   Antonyms:
   untrustworthy, inequitable, double-faced, blackguardly, beguiling, picaresque, roguish, fallacious, deceptive, deceitful, dishonest, two-faced, untruthful, dishonorable, false, unjust, Janus-faced, insincere, pretentious, thievish, untrusty, rascally, double-dealing, shoddy, thieving(a), ambidextrous, fraudulent, misleading, duplicitous, imitative, double-tongued, counterfeit, scoundrelly

   Synonyms:
   honorable, good, true(p), dependable, reliable, fair

5. honestadjective

   marked by truth

   "gave honest answers"; "honest reporting"

   Antonyms:
   misleading, blackguardly, thieving(a), duplicitous, scoundrelly, untrusty, double-faced, roguish, insincere, rascally, ambidextrous, counterfeit, inequitable, deceptive, deceitful, pretentious, dishonest, imitative, untrustworthy, thievish, untruthful, shoddy, two-faced, fallacious, double-dealing, picaresque, Janus-faced, unjust, dishonorable, fraudulent, double-tongued, false, beguiling

   Synonyms:
   honorable, good, true(p), dependable, reliable, fair

6. good, honestadjective

   not forged

   "a good dollar bill"

   Antonyms:
   insincere, beguiling, double-dealing, untrustworthy, duplicitous, unjust, scoundrelly, untrusty, shoddy, untruthful, pretentious, dishonorable, ambidextrous, double-faced, inequitable, dishonest, Janus-faced, double-tongued, misleading, deceitful, two-faced, counterfeit, false, thieving(a), picaresque, roguish, fallacious, blackguardly, fraudulent, imitative, thievish, deceptive, rascally

   Synonyms:
   dear, good, beneficial, in effect(p), unspoiled, skillful, sound, secure, serious, effective, true(p), salutary, upright, reliable, in force(p), skilful, practiced, dependable, estimable, expert, just, proficient, full, respectable, undecomposed, unspoilt, fair, ripe, safe, adept, honorable, well(p), right, near

7. honest, fairadjective

   gained or earned without cheating or stealing

   "an honest wage"; "an fair penny"

   Antonyms:
   double-tongued, ambidextrous, untruthful, thievish, scoundrelly, insincere, dishonorable, deceitful, inequitable, two-faced, double-dealing, untrusty, picaresque, blackguardly, thieving(a), fraudulent, dishonest, deceptive, duplicitous, pretentious, unjust, rascally, untrustworthy, double-faced, fallacious, false, misleading, counterfeit, roguish, beguiling, imitative, Janus-faced, shoddy

   Synonyms:
   just, mediocre, reasonable, fair(a), dependable, honorable, middling, comely, reliable, true(p), bonny, average, good, sightly, clean, fair, fairish, bonnie

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1. honestadjective

   Synonyms:
   honorable, reputable, upright, sincere, guileless, ingenuous, incorruptible

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thieves

   thieves is plural for thieve, which means that there are more than one.

   the thieves broke into my house, and stole all my family heirlooms.

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

How to use honest in a sentence?

1. Katrin Nyman-Metcalf:

   To be totally honest, in the last few days I've really lost interest because of all these political games, so I was quite relieved with this outcome, frankly there was opposition to me and the reasons were found.

2. Joseph Sugarman:

   Each time you are honest and conduct yourself with honesty, a success force will drive you toward greater success. Each time you lie, even with a little white lie, there are strong forces pushing you toward failure.

3. Diane Abbott:

   The architect of this crisis, Theresa May, must now step forward to give an immediate, full and honest account of how this inexcusable situation happened on her watch.

4. Brian Murphy:

   We can talk and be real with one another. Honest. We learn from each other.

5. Henrik Kristoffersen:

   It did n’t change my life to be honest, it can if you want it to. But I just put it in a drawer and started thinking about this season.

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