Synonyms for honesty
Most common
sincerity truthfulness frankness truth integrity probity money plant chastity
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Sincerity — the act, quality, or condition of being honest
sincerity, truthfulness, candor US, candour UK, frankness, truth, veracity, openness, straightforwardness, genuineness, ingenuousness, unreserve
2. Integrity — honor; decency, propriety
integrity, probity, uprightness, fairness, rectitude, decency, honor US, honour UK, righteousness, goodness, purity, justice, virtue, principle, equity, virtuousness, morality, propriety, rightfulness
3. Money plant
4. Chastity
Other
honestness, fidelity dated
Definitions
- n. 1
The act, quality, or condition of being honest.
brutal / devastating / searing honesty
- n. 2
Honor; decency, propriety.
- n. 3
Any of various crucifers in the genus Lunaria, several of which are grown as ornamentals, particularly annual honesty (Lunaria annua).
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- honesties → sincerities, truthfulnesses, candors, franknesses…
Choose the right word
Candor, frankness, honesty, and ingenuousness are allied with veracity, and verity with truth, while truthfulness may accord with either.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- truth Not only you but also he is ignorant of the truth.
- sincerity Sami was able to convince people of his sincerity.
- truthfulness I started doubting the truthfulness of his statement.
- frankness I couldn't help smiling at her childlike frankness.
- integrity He'd never accept a bribe; he's a man of integrity.
- probity Are you questioning Tom's probity?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| honesty | rising | |
| truth | rising | |
| sincerity | steady | |
| truthfulness | rising | |
| frankness | falling | |
| integrity | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- truth1, honor2
- 6 letters
- honour2, equity3, virtue2, purity3, candor2
- 7 letters
- justice2, decency3, candour, probity3
- 8 letters
- goodness2, morality4, fairness2, fidelity4, openness3, chastity3, veracity4, satinpod
- 9 letters
- principle3, integrity4, sincerity4, propriety4, frankness2, rectitude3, unreserve
- 10 letters
- continence, chasteness, honestness
- 11 letters
- genuineness4, uprightness
- 12 letters
- truthfulness3, virtuousness, rightfulness
- 13 letters
- righteousness3, ingenuousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (honor2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- honnêteté
- Italiano
- onestà
- Español
- honestidad
- Deutsch
- Ehrlichkeit