Honest vs. Straightforward — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Honest and Straightforward
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Definitions
Honest
Marked by or displaying integrity; upright
An honest lawyer.
Straightforward
Honest and frank
"He was straightforward if the news was bad" (Alec Wilkinson).
Honest
Not deceptive or fraudulent; genuine
Honest weight.
Straightforward
Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating
Honest
Equitable; fair
Honest wages for an honest day's work.
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Straightforward
Easy, simple, uncomplicated, without difficulty
Honest
Characterized by truth; not false
Honest reporting.
Straightforward
(figurative) direct; forthright; frank; sincere
Honest
Sincere; frank
An honest critique.
Straightforward
In a straightforward manner; straightforwards; straightforwardly.
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Honest
Of good repute; respectable.
Straightforward
Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.
Honest
Without affectation; plain
Honest folk.
Straightforward
Free from ambiguity;
A straightforward set of instructions
Honest
Virtuous; chaste.
Straightforward
Without evasion or compromise;
A square contradiction
He is not being as straightforward as it appears
Honest
(of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.
We’re the most honest people you will ever come across.
Straightforward
Without concealment or deception; honest;
Their business was open and aboveboard
Straightforward in all his business affairs
Honest
(of a statement) True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased.
An honest account of events
Honest reporting
Straightforward
Pointed directly ahead;
A straightforward gaze
Honest
In good faith; without malice.
An honest mistake
Honest
(of a measurement device) Accurate.
An honest scale
Honest
Authentic; full.
An honest day’s work
Honest
Earned or acquired in a fair manner.
An honest dollar
Honest
Open; frank.
An honest countenance
Honest
(obsolete) Decent; honourable; suitable; becoming.
Honest
(obsolete) Chaste; faithful; virtuous.
Honest
(obsolete) To adorn or grace; to honour; to make becoming, appropriate, or honourable.
Honest
(colloquial) Honestly; really.
It wasn’t my fault, honest.
Honest
Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.
Belong what honest clothes you send forth to bleaching!
Honest
Characterized by integrity or fairness and straightforwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; - said of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business; an honest book; an honest confession.
An honest man's the noblest work of God.
An honest physician leaves his patient when he can contribute no farther to his health.
Look ye out among you seven men of honest report.
Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
Honest
Open; frank; as, an honest countenance.
Honest
Chaste; faithful; virtuous.
Wives may be merry, and yet honest too.
Honest
To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable.
Honest
Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent;
Honest lawyers
Honest reporting
An honest wage
Honest weight
Honest
Without dissimulation; frank;
My honest opinion
Honest
Worthy of being depended on;
A dependable worker
An honest working stiff
A reliable source of information
He was true to his word
I would be true for there are those who trust me
Honest
Free from guile;
His answer was simple and honest
Honest
Without pretensions;
Worked at an honest trade
Good honest food
Honest
Habitually speaking the truth;
An honest man
A veracious witness
Honest
Marked by truth;
Gave honest answers
