honest
adjective
1. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
- honest lawyers
- honest reporting
Similar word(s): direct, echt, genuine, downright, honorable, honourable, artless, ingenuous, sincere, square, straight, true, trustworthy, trusty, honorable
2. without dissimulation; frank
- my honest opinion
Similar word(s): sincere
3. worthy of being depended on
- an honest working stiff
Similar word(s): trustworthy, trusty, dependable, reliable, true
4. without pretensions
- worked at an honest trade
- good honest food
Similar word(s): unpretentious
5. marked by truth
- gave honest answers
Similar word(s): true, truthful
6. not forged
Similar word(s): echt, genuine, good
7. gained or earned without cheating or stealing
- an honest wage
Similar word(s): equitable, just, fair
Sentences with honest as an adjective:
- We're the most honest people you will ever come across.
- an honest account of events; honest reporting
- an honest mistake
- an honest scale
- an honest day's work
- an honest dollar
- an honest countenance
adverb
1. (colloquial) Honestly; really.
- It wasn’t my fault, honest.
verb
1. (obsolete) To adorn or grace; to honour; to make becoming, appropriate, or honourable.