WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!
Adjective honest has 7 senses
- honest, honorable - not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"; "an honest wage"; "honest weight"
Antonyms: dishonest, dishonorable, ambidextrous, double-dealing, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued, beguiling, deceitful, fallacious, fraudulent, deceptive, misleading, false, picaresque, rascally, roguish, scoundrelly, blackguardly, thieving, thievish
- honest - without dissimulation; frank; "my honest opinion"
Antonym: insincere (indirect, via sincere)
- dependable, honest, reliable, true - worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable source of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me"
Antonyms: untrustworthy, untrusty (indirect, via trustworthy)
- guileless, honest - free from guile; "his answer was simple and honest"
Antonym: artful (indirect, via artless)
- honest - without pretensions; "worked at an honest trade"; "good honest food"
Antonym: pretentious (indirect, via unpretentious)
- veracious, honest - habitually speaking the truth; "an honest man"; "a veracious witness"
Antonym: untruthful (indirect, via truthful)
- honest - marked by truth; "gave honest answers"
Antonym: untruthful (indirect, via truthful)
|