Thesaurus:honest

Thesaurus:honest

THESAURUS

honest

English

Synonyms

• fair dinkum

• foursquare

• frank

• genuine    [WS]

• honest

• on the level

• on the up-and-up

• square

• straight

• straight dinkum

• straightforward

• true

• truthful

• trustworthy

• up front

• veracious

• veridical

Antonyms

• dishonest

• hypocritical

• shady

Hyponyms

• bona fide

• candid

• frank

• open

• parrhesiastic

• 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.