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What is the adjective for honest?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb honest which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

honest
  1. (of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.
  2. (of a statement) True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased.
  3. In good faith; without malice.
  4. (of a measurement device) Accurate.
  5. Authentic; full.
  6. Earned or acquired in a fair manner.
  7. Open; frank.
  8. (obsolete) Decent; honourable; suitable; becoming.
  9. (obsolete) Chaste; faithful; virtuous.
  10. Synonyms:
      11. truthful, forthright, open, nondeceitful, sincere, undeceitful, undeceptive, true, believable, factual, plain-speaking, plain-spoken, candid, frank, direct, upfront, straight, matter-of-fact, straightforward, up front, up-front, ingenuous, outspoken, blunt, free-spoken, outright, round, unfeigned, plain, unreserved, plainspoken, guileless, forthcoming, artless, openhearted, unguarded, freehearted, genuine, downright, explicit, unequivocal, uninhibited, real, natural, straight from the shoulder … more
  11. Examples:
      12. “My husband is always honest with me about his whereabouts.”
      “Let me be honest about what I think of the orange-colored, baggy pants you've worn to work today.”
      “Daenerys Targaryen was determined to prove to her people that she was an honest queen.”
honester
  1. comparative form of honest: more honest
  2. Synonyms:
      3. higher, purer, loftier, lordlier, prouder, more righteous, more virtuous, more ethical, more moral, more honorable, more honourable, more noble, more principled, more upright, more exemplary, better, more admirable, more moralistic, more guiltless, more respectable, more upstanding, wholesomer, more conscientious, more dignified, more high-minded, more incorruptible, more laudable, more reverent, more scrupulous, more self-righteous, more irreprehensible, more right-minded, more sanctimonious, more uncorrupted, more chivalrous, more gallant, more greathearted, more magnanimous, trustworthier, juster, more reputable, more stand-up, more conscionable, more faithful, more undeceitful, more unimpeachable, more fair-minded, loyaler, more blameless, worthier … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “She told me that there could not be a worthier, honester, better man, than bastide.”
honestest
  1. (nonstandard) superlative form of honest: most honest
  2. Synonyms:
      3. truest, most truthful, most forthright, most open, most sincere, most undeceitful, most undeceptive, most believable, most factual, most plain-spoken, candidest, frankest, directest, straightest, bluntest, roundest, most upfront, most matter-of-fact, most straightforward, most ingenuous, most outspoken, most free-spoken, most unfeigned, trustworthiest, justest, best, loyalest, worthiest, most honorable, most moral, most upright, most righteous, most scrupulous, most virtuous, most reputable, most stand-up, most decent, most ethical, most guileless, most high-minded, most honourable, most veracious, most conscientious, most dependable, most faithful, most incorruptible, most principled, most reliable … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Manicamp was the honestest man in the world appropriated twenty thousand francs, which were littering the table, and which did not seem to belong to any person in particular.”
honested
  1. simple past tense and past participle of honest
honesting
  1. present participle of honest
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