Aboveboard

adj

adj ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of above-board. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "Facebook, for its part, maintains that the data-collection activity its Research app undertook was aboveboard and not at all duplicitous."

Adjective
  1. 1
    without concealment or deception; honest wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    in an honest manner wordnet

Example

More examples

"We welcome observers to make sure everything is done aboveboard."

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