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Thesaurus: honest

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

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  1. a. Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.
  2. a. Characterized by integrity or fairness and straight/forwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; -- said of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business; an honest book; an honest confession.
  3. a. Open; frank; as, an honest countenance.
  4. a. Chaste; faithful; virtuous.
  5. a. To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable.
  6. adj. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; marked by truth
  7. adj. without dissimulation; frank
  8. adj. worthy of being depended on
  9. adj. without pretensions
  10. adj. not forged
  11. adj. gained or earned without cheating or stealing