Honest

//ˈɒn.ɪst//

Synonyms for "honest" (219 found)

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Closest matches (44)

Adjective(2 words)
dependablefair

Strong matches (66)

Adjective(3 words)
goodhonorablereliable

Related words (109)

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Adjective(1 words)
true

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Synonyms

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distinct from

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Translations

138 translations across 74 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • i ndershëm adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Arabic

3 entries
  • صادق adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • صَادِق adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • نَزِيه adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Armenian

1 entries
  • ազնիվ adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Basque

1 entries
  • zintzo adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • праўдзі́вы adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • сумле́нны adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • шчы́ры adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • и́скрен adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • и́скрен adj (in good faith, without malice)
  • и́стински adj (authentic, full)
  • почтен adj (earned or acquired in a fair manner)

Catalan

2 entries
  • honest adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • sincer adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Cebuano

1 entries
  • matinod-anon adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries
  • 老實 /老实 adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • 誠實 /诚实 adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 正直 adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • 老實 /老实 adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • 誠實 /诚实 adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Czech

1 entries
  • poctivý adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Danish

1 entries
  • ærlig adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Dutch

1 entries
  • eerlijk adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • honesta adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Estonian

1 entries
  • aus adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Faroese

1 entries
  • ærligur adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Finnish

4 entries
  • rehellinen adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • rehellinen adj (of a statement: true, fair, unbiased)
  • rehellinen adj (in good faith, without malice)
  • rehellinen adj (of a measurement device: accurate)

French

1 entries
  • honnête adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Galician

1 entries
  • honesto adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Georgian

1 entries
  • პატიოსანი adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

German

2 entries
  • aufrichtig adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • ehrlich adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Greek

2 entries
  • έντιμος adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • τίμιος adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Hawaiian

1 entries
  • pono adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • כנה adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Higaonon

1 entries
  • buotan adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Hindi

2 entries
  • ईमानदार adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • सच्चा adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • becsületes adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • őszinte adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Hunsrik

1 entries
  • eherlich adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • heiðarlega fenginn adj (earned or acquired in a fair manner)
  • heiðarlegur adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • ráðvandur adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • réttsýnn adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Ido

1 entries
  • honesta adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • jujur adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Ingrian

2 entries
  • soora adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • vernoi adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Irish

1 entries
  • macánta adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Italian

1 entries
  • onesto adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 正直 adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • 誠実 adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Javanese

1 entries
  • jujur adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • адал adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • ақ adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Korean

1 entries
  • 정직하다 adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Lao

1 entries
  • ມີຄວາມຊື່ສັດ adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Latin

1 entries
  • honestus adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • искрен adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Malayalam

3 entries
  • സത്യസന്ധമായ adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • സത്യസന്ധമായ adj (of a statement: true, fair, unbiased)
  • സത്യസന്ധൻ adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Marathi

2 entries
  • प्रामाणिक adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • प्रामाणिक adj (of a statement: true, fair, unbiased)

Māori

4 entries
  • matatika adj (of a statement: true, fair, unbiased)
  • pono adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • tapatahi adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • tinihangakore adj (in good faith, without malice)

Nahuatl

1 entries
  • melahuac adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Norman

1 entries
  • honnête adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • oppriktig adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • ærlig adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • ærleg adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Occitan

2 entries
  • onèst adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • sincèr adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Old English

1 entries
  • sōþfæst adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Persian

2 entries
  • امین adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • صادق adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Polabian

1 entries
  • radliťĕ adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Polish

3 entries
  • szczery adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • uczciwy adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • autentyk adv (Translations)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • honesto adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • sincero adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Romanian

2 entries
  • cinstit adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • onest adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Russian

4 entries
  • и́скренний adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • и́скренний adj (in good faith, without malice)
  • и́стинный adj (authentic, full)
  • по́длинный adj (authentic, full)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • ऋजु adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries
  • ceart adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • ionraic adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • onarach adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • iskren adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • pošten adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • čestit adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • искрен adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Slovak

1 entries
  • poctivý adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Slovene

2 entries
  • iskren adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • pošten adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Somali

1 entries
  • daacad adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Spanish

2 entries
  • honesto adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • sincero adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Swedish

1 entries
  • ärlig adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • matapat adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Tajik

2 entries
  • бовиҷдон adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • бошараф adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Tamil

1 entries
  • நேர்மையான adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Thai

1 entries
  • ซื่อสัตย์ adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Turkish

1 entries
  • dürüst adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • правди́вий adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • че́сний adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • щи́рий adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • thành thật adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Volapük

1 entries
  • snatik adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Welsh

3 entries
  • gonest adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
  • gonest adj (of a statement: true, fair, unbiased)
  • gonest adj (in good faith, without malice)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • ערלעך adj (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

Sample sentences

26 total sentences available.

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You seem an honest man.

Source: tatoeba (15955)

You seem to be an honest man.

Source: tatoeba (15956)

If you are honest, I will hire you.

Source: tatoeba (17796)

Say what you will, I think he is an honest person.

Source: tatoeba (17965)

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