Thesaurus: aboveboard

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1. adv. Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception.
2. adj. without concealment or deception; honest
3. adv. in an honest manner
4. Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. "Fair and aboveboard." Burke. Note: This expression is said by Johnson to have been borrowed from gamesters, who, when they change their cards, put their hands under the table.
5. Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick,concealment, or deception. "Fair and aboveboard." Burke.
6. s. without concealment or deception; honest