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B1tellingthetruthorableto betrustedand notlikelytosteal,cheat, orlie: 诚实的，可信的 She'scompletelyhonest.她很诚实。 I'd like you to give me an honestanswer/yourhonestopinion.我希望你给我一个诚实的回答／坦诚的意见。 He had an honestface(= helookedlike he could betrusted).他看上去忠厚可信。 To be honest (withyou), I don'tthinkit will bepossible.（跟你）说老实话，我认为那根本不可能。 Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesmorally right - goodShe is a good woman who goes out of her way to help others.
- virtuousI believe that humans are, despite their flaws, capable of virtuous conduct.
- righteousHe refused to stray from the righteous path.
- honestHe was a hardworking, honest family man who was only trying to do his duty.
- upstandingI’m sure most of them are honest, upstanding members of society.
See more results » Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplestelling the truth and able to be trusted - honestThe new MP was refreshingly honest with her constituents.
- straightJust be straight with her and tell her how you feel.
- sincereHe's so sincere that you know exactly where you stand with him.
- truthfulAre you being truthful with me?
See more results » - Be honest now - do youthinkthisdressis tooyoungfor me ?
- I wasn'tentirelyhonest with him, Iadmit, but I didn'tactuallytellhim anylies.
- To bebrutallyhonest, youlookfatin thatdress.
- She has an honest,openface.
- I didn'tknowshe would be there - that's the honesttruth.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesHonesty, openness & sincerity - above board
- anti-corruption
- artless
- artlessly
- artlessness
- bone
- honestly
- honourably
- in
- in all honesty/seriousness/truthfulnessidiom
- in good faithidiom
- integrity
- joke
- nail
- skinny
- squeaky-clean
- stainless
- straight arrowidiom
- straight upidiom
- the straight and narrowidiom
See more results » Idiomshonest (to God/goodness) make an honest living make an honest woman (out) ofsomeone honest| American Dictionary(of aperson)truthfulorableto betrusted; notlikelytosteal,cheat, orlie, or (ofactions,speech, orappearance)showingthesequalities: an honest man an honestanswer To be honest(= Totellthetruth), I didn’t like themovie. Examplesofhonesthonest Yet, growing into old age has taught me to behonestwith myself.From theCambridge English Corpus It might have been useful in this theological text to behonestabout the ways in which religion might be destructive to human wellbeing.From theCambridge English Corpus Many readers may find this too vague and nondirective a conclusion, but it may also be the mosthonestand potentially motivational conclusion available.From theCambridge English Corpus In the crucial issues of rhetorical cogency, expressive adequacy, andhonestintent, such tools have no place.From theCambridge English Corpus Truth telling is an important principle of medical ethics becausehonestcommunication shows respect, it promotes an effective therapeutic relationship, and it preserves trust.From theCambridge English Corpus For some people, they give correct change because they arehonest, because they care about fairness, and so on.From theCambridge English Corpus The role ofhonestbroker in negotiations between loquacious opponents, however, was not to the ambassador's liking.From theCambridge English Corpus His call for "honest" taxes operated on the premise that his opponents would flinch before the prospect of a divisive debate about transparent taxes.From theCambridge English Corpus Lastly, sincerity (beinghonest, speaking from the heart, etc.) is a positive trait that rock critics commonly cite.From theCambridge English Corpus The disagreement here is confined to the author's open andhonestreductionism.From theCambridge English Corpus Both sides may be perfectlyhonest, both may wish to tell the truth and the whole truth.From theCambridge English Corpus And yet, if the moderates were morally narrow and shortsighted, they were also morallyhonest.From theCambridge English Corpus This awkward piece, gangling and almost painfullyhonestin its criticism, was, so to speak, 'disappeared'.From theCambridge English Corpus Here is a painful and painfullyhonestaccount of how easily a project can fail to meet its own expectations.From theCambridge English Corpus To behonest, it is hard to say - they actually give little attention to offering constructive alternatives, or routes to achieving them.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |