| Main Entry: | aboveboard |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | candidly |
Synonyms: |
frankly, honestly, on the up and up, openly, overtly, truly, truthfully, veraciously |
Antonyms: |
deceitful, devious, lying, shady, underhanded |
| Main Entry: | decent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | respectable, appropriate |
Synonyms: |
approved, becoming, befitting, chaste, clean, comely, comme il faut, conforming, continent, correct, decorous, delicate, ethical, fit, fitting, good, honest, honorable, immaculate, mannerly, modest, moral, nice, noble, on the up and up, polite, presentable, proper, prudent, pure, reserved, right, seemly, spotless, stainless, standard, straight, straight arrow, straight shooting, suitable, trustworthy, unblemished, undefiled, untarnished, upright, virtuous, worthy |
Antonyms: |
inappropriate, indecent, poor, unrespectable, unsuitable, unsuited |
| Main Entry: | honest |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | truthful, candid |
Synonyms: |
above-board, authentic, bona fide*, conscientious, decent, direct, equitable, ethical, fair, fair and square, forthright, frank, genuine, high-minded, honorable, impartial, ingenuous, just, law-abiding, lay it on the line, like it is, no lie, on the level, on the up and up, open, outright, plain, proper, real, reliable, reputable, scrupulous, sincere, straight, straightforward, true, true blue, trustworthy, trusty, undisguised, unfeigned, upfront, upright, veracious, virtuous, what you see is what you get |
Antonyms: |
deceptive, devious, dishonest, false, fraudulent, lying, misleading, treacherous, untrustworthy, untruthful |
| Main Entry: | lawful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | allowable, legitimate |
Synonyms: |
authorized, bona fide, canonical, card-carrying, commanded, condign, constitutional, decreed, due, enacted, enforced, enjoined, established, innocent, judged, judicial, jural, juridical, jurisprudent, just, justifiable, kosher*, legal, legalized, legislated, legit, legitimatized, licit, mandated, of right, official, on the level, on the up and up, ordained, ordered, passed, permissible, proper, protected, rightful, ruled, statutory, valid, vested, warrantable, warranted |
| Notes: | lawful means allowed by law while legal means of or relating to or concerned with law |
Antonyms: |
illegal, illegitimate, illicit, prohibited, taboo, unlawful |
| Main Entry: | legal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | allowable, permissible |
Synonyms: |
acknowledged, allowed, authorized, card-carrying, chartered, clean*, condign, constitutional, contractual, decreed, due, enforced, enforcible, enjoined, fair, forensic, granted, innocent, judged, judicial, juridical, just, justifiable, justified, lawful, legalized, legit, legitimate, licit, on the level, on the up and up, ordained, passed, precedented, prescribed, proper, protected, right, rightful, sanctioned, sound, statutory, straight, sure enough, valid, warranted, within the law |
Antonyms: |
illegal, illegitimate, illicit, unlawful, wrong |
| Main Entry: | legitimate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | authentic, valid, legal |
Synonyms: |
accepted, accredited, acknowledged, admissible, appropriate, authorized, canonical, certain, cogent, consistent, correct, customary, fair, genuine, innocent, just, justifiable, lawful, licit, logical, natural, normal, official, on the level, on the up and up, orthodox, probable, proper, real, reasonable, received, recognized, regular, reliable, rightful, sanctioned, sensible, sound, statutory, sure, true, typical, usual, verifiable, warranted, well-founded |
Antonyms: |
illegal, illegitimate, invalid, unlawful, unwarranted |
| Main Entry: | objectively |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | impartially |
Synonyms: |
considerately, detachedly, disinterestedly, dispassionately, equitably, evenhandedly, indifferently, justly, neutrally, on the up and up, open-mindedly, soberly, squarely, with an open mind, with impartiality, with objectivity, without favor, without prejudice |
Antonyms: |
emotionally, subjectively |
| Main Entry: | on the level |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | quite honest |
Synonyms: |
aboveboard, accepted, accredited, authentic, authorized, fair, fair and square, for real, for real, honest, lawful, legitimate, official, on the up and up, on the up-and-up, proper, right as rain, sanctioned, square, straight, straight-shooting, true, valid, verifiable |
| Main Entry: | permissible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | allowable, legal |
Synonyms: |
acceptable, admissible, all right, approved, authorized, bearable, endorsed, kosher*, lawful, legalized, legit, legitimate, licit, okay*, on the up and up, permitted, proper, sanctioned, tolerable, tolerated, unforbidden, unprohibited |
Antonyms: |
illegal, prohibited, unpermissible |
| Main Entry: | rightful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | legitimate |
Synonyms: |
applicable, appropriate, apt, authorized, befitting, bona fide, canonical, card-carrying, condign, deserved, due, ethical, fair, fit, fitting, holding water, honest, just, kosher*, lawful, legal, legit, merited, moral, moralistic, noble, official, on the level, on the up and up, orthodox, permitted, principled, proper, real, requisite, right, right-minded, suitable, true, twenty-four carat, valid, virtuous |
Antonyms: |
illegal, illegitimate, incorrect, wrongful |