Synonyms 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.

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

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

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

1. honest

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

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. honest, honorableadjective

   not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

   "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"

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

   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

2. honestadjective

   without dissimulation; frank

   "my honest opinion"

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

   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

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"

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

   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

5. honestadjective

   marked by truth

   "gave honest answers"; "honest reporting"

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

   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

6. good, honestadjective

   not forged

   "a good dollar bill"

   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

   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

7. honest, fairadjective

   gained or earned without cheating or stealing

   "an honest wage"; "an fair penny"

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

   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

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abovevoard

   aboveboard is used as adjective and adverb both, which means in a straightforward manner or free from all traces of deceit or duplicity

   his business dealing was aboveboard.

   Submitted by gautamavinash03 on December 2, 2020  

2. trusthnoun

   honest

   Submitted by topsin_t on September 23, 2023  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. honestadjective

   Synonyms:
   honorable, reputable, creditable, right, proper, equitable

2. honestadjective

   Synonyms:
   upright, virtuous, conscientious, just, true, fair, faithful, trusty, trustworthy, as good as one's word

3. honestadjective

   Synonyms:
   sincere, candid, frank

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1. honestadjective

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "honest":

   sincere, fair, frank, truthful, candid, decent, honestly, genuine, honesty, ausaid, heartfelt, honoured, franco, upstanding, loyal

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1. Gary Miller/Getty Images:

   I have to say that asking for my music to be pulled from Spotify in protest doesn’t actually serve me, because now my music, if things work out the way I want, my music won’t be heard on the biggest streaming platform. But I did it in protest just because I felt like my dignity was being… I felt like I was being disrespected… I’m used to being honest.

2. Mary MacCracken:

   Level with your child by being honest. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child.

3. Jeremy Greene:

   I told my story, that I had just come from a trailer. I was honest.

4. New Hampshire:

   Bernies been very honest about it. He said youre going to have to raise taxes on the middle class. He said its going to end all private insurance. I mean, hes been straightforward about it. And hes making his case.

5. Parker Conrad:

   I really enjoyed my time at Amgen. It was a lot of fun, and I did pretty well. But I realized it was going to be a very long, slow career path, i thought, ‘Man, I will kick myself for the rest of my life if Mike goes off and does this and it’s a huge success, and I didn’t do it with him.’ I didn’t want to miss out. If I knew what I was getting myself into, I probably wouldn’t have done it, to be totally honest.