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Honest

/ˈɒnɪst/

To adorn or grace; to honour; to make becoming, appropriate, or honourable.

📖 Definitions of "Honest"

verb

adjective

1
(of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.
"We’re the most honest people you will ever come across."
2
(of a statement) True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased.
"an honest account of events"
3
In good faith; without malice.
"an honest mistake"
4
(of a measurement device) Accurate.
"an honest scale"

adverb

16 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
veracious	Truthful; speaking the truth.
guileless	Free from guile; honest but naive.
openverb	(usually not comparable) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
reliablenoun	Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy
artless	Having or displaying no guile, cunning, or deceit.
truenoun	(of a statement) Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
unpretentious	Simple, humble, not pretentious, plain.
squarenoun	(geometry) A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
dependablenoun	A reliable person or thing.
trustworthy	Deserving of trust, reliable.
straightnoun	Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
truthful	Honest, and always telling the truth.
trustynoun	Reliable or trustworthy.
downrightnoun	(figurative) Completely, wholly.
honorablenoun	Behaving in a manner that shows honor; decent, having integrity.
sincerenoun	Genuine; meaning what one says or does; heartfelt.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
dishonorable	Without honor, or causing dishonor.
dishonest	Not honest; shoddy.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
sincere	Genuine; meaning what one says or does; heartfelt.
truthful	Honest, and always telling the truth.
veracious	Truthful; speaking the truth.
trustynoun	Reliable or trustworthy.
trustworthy	Deserving of trust, reliable.
dependable	Able, or easily able to be depended on.
reliable	Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy
true	(of a statement) Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
honorablenoun	Behaving in a manner that shows honor; decent, having integrity.
straight	Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
downright	(figurative) Absolute, complete.
open	(usually not comparable) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
unpretentious	Simple, humble, not pretentious, plain.
artless	Having or displaying no guile, cunning, or deceit.
guileless	Free from guile; honest but naive.
squarenoun	(geometry) A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
honestynoun	(uncountable, countable) The act, quality, or condition of being honest.
sincerely	In a sincere or earnest manner; honestly.
real	True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
honestly	(sentence adverb) Frankly, to be honest.