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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Builder, Word Explorer
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
truthful or sincere.
In describing himself, he was completely honest.Thinking him to be an honest person, I believed him.He decided to be honest about his past life and tell her everything.Please be honest with me this time; I need to know the truth.- synonyms:
- candid, sincere, straightforward, truthful, veracious
- antonyms:
- deceitful, dishonest, insincere, lying
- similar words:
- artless, direct, earnest, foursquare, frank, genuine, guileless, ingenuous, open, plain-spoken, right, straight, straight-out
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| definition 2: |
honorable and upright, as in one's actions or dealings.
They run an honest business and they've never taken bribes.Being so honest, she told her boss that she had been overpaid.- synonyms:
- straight, upright, upstanding
- antonyms:
- corrupt, crooked, cunning, deceitful, dirty, dishonest, fraudulent, scheming, shady, shifty, sneaky, unscrupulous, venal
- similar words:
- aboveboard, decent, earnest, ethical, honorable, law-abiding, moral, reputable, respectable, right, trustworthy
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| definition 3: |
not deceptive or misrepresented.
The act was an honest gesture of friendship.- synonyms:
- authentic, bona fide, candid, frank, sincere, true, truthful, valid, veracious
- antonyms:
- deceitful, dishonest, fraudulent, insincere, tricky
- similar words:
- earnest, genuine, guileless, legitimate, reliable, straight, straight-out, straightforward
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| definition 4: |
fair or just.
Under that corrupt regime, one was lucky to get an honest judge.- synonyms:
- candid, equitable, fair, just
- antonyms:
- corrupt
- similar words:
- clean, disinterested, even, evenhanded, impartial, objective, right, square, unbiased
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| related words: |
accurate, authentic, conscientious, credible, high-minded, honor, natural, outspoken, real, responsible, righteous, savory, scrupulous, sincere, true, virtuous |
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