as in honest
straightforward in manner
The committee tried to be fair and aboveboard in its hiring. an aboveboard and responsible proposal
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Recent Examples of aboveboard
Far from being eradicated, the black market is booming in plain sight, luring customers away from aboveboard retailers with their cheaper — if untested and unregulated — product.
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022
Nevertheless, questions remain about how public officials and regulators will ensure everyone from the company’s top investors to the subcontractor who paves the parking lot is aboveboard.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2022
That panel acted as a seal of approval from the profession as a whole, a sign that the competition would be rigorous and aboveboard.
—Curbed, 17 Mar. 2022
Few of the family’s other aboveboard ventures have worked out.
—New York Times, 24 Dec. 2021
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022
Nevertheless, questions remain about how public officials and regulators will ensure everyone from the company’s top investors to the subcontractor who paves the parking lot is aboveboard.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2022
That panel acted as a seal of approval from the profession as a whole, a sign that the competition would be rigorous and aboveboard.
—Curbed, 17 Mar. 2022
Few of the family’s other aboveboard ventures have worked out.
—New York Times, 24 Dec. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aboveboard
Adjective
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Let’s be honest—doing things alone can feel awkward at first.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
13 Oct. 2025
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To be honest, the whole setup sounds exhausting.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Shoppers also find cotton jeans to be the most sustainable or environmentally friendly (67 percent), the most authentic (64 percent), the highest quality (58 percent), the longest lasting (51 percent) and the most reliable (50 percent).—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Stephanie Smith, a spokesperson from I&M, stressed that the utility’s energy mix is designed to provide safe, reliable and clean power customers can count on around the clock in a statement.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And all of our employees are very trustworthy, but there might be a bad egg throwing in some AI receipts in there.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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By ensuring that an online store complies with existing regulations, customers can identify trustworthy platforms.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That type of dependable leader behind the ace in the rotation marked another key to a historic season for the Red Sox.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Considered one of the most precise and dependable strategic weapons ever built, the Trident II remains a cornerstone of the US and UK’s nuclear deterrence forces, operated by the US Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs and the Royal Navy.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Aboveboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aboveboard. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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