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above board adj (aboveboard when prenominal) adv
in the open; without dishonesty, concealment, or fraud ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms above board adjective honest, straight, frank, square, genuine, proper, legitimate, straightforward, authentic, open, true, upright, honourable, overt, candid, truthful, forthright, upfront (informal), trustworthy, on the level (informal), bona fide, kosher (informal), dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal), fair and square, guileless, on the up and up, veracious, honest to goodness His financial dealings were always above board. honest secret, crooked, sly, secretive, shady, fraudulent, dishonest, deceptive, clandestine, devious, sneaky, furtive, deceitful, underhand adverb honestly, frankly, truly, legitimately, legally, uprightly, openly, cleanly, overtly, in good faith, ethically, truthfully, candidly, lawfully, honourably, straightforwardly, forthrightly, by fair means, with clean hands, without guile, veraciously It was clear that they had acted above board. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| And you're the last above board of that same meddling crew; and you have the Davy Jones's insolence to up and stand for cap'n over me--you, that sank the lot of us My Aunt Jane always said it was best to be open and above board in everything, and especially in religion. Toller, "Cheshire was all right--all fair and above board. |
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