| Adj. | 1. | honest - not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"; "an honest wage"; "honest weight"direct - extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach" echt, genuine - not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather" honourable, honorable - showing or characterized by honor and integrity; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country" sincere - open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship" straight - honest and morally upright; "I just want a straight answer to the question"; "straight dealing" true - consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement" trustworthy, trusty - worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion" | |
| 2. | honest - without dissimulation; frank; "my honest opinion"sincere - open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship" | |
| 3. | honest - 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"trustworthy, trusty - worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion" | |
| 4. | honest - free from guile; "his answer was simple and honest"artless - simple and natural; without cunning or deceit; "an artless manner"; "artless elegance" | |
| 5. | honest - without pretensions; "worked at an honest trade"; "good honest food"unpretentious - lacking pretension or affectation; "an unpretentious country church"; "her quiet unpretentious demeanor" | |
| 6. | honest - habitually speaking the truth; "an honest man"; "a veracious witness"truthful, true - expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person" | |
| 7. | honest - marked by truth; "gave honest answers"truthful, true - expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person" | |