Phrase Hound found 33 phrases and 10 compound words that contain honest. The most common are listed below. Open honest in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 33
- if I'm honestto be honest
- honest to GodAlternative form of honest-to-God.
- honest JohnAn ordinary, honest, member of the public
- honest-to-goodnessReal; genuine.
- Honest AbeA forthright and honest person.
- honest brokerA person or party that is considered to be neutral and thus suitable to serve as a mediator.
- honest mistakeA blunder committed innocently.
- honest to godsApproximate synonym or polytheistic equivalent of honest to God.
- honest brokersplural of honest broker: A person or party that is considered to be neutral and thus suitable to serve as a mediator.
- honest commentSynonym of fair comment (“common-law defense in defamation cases”).
- keep someone honestUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see keep, honest.
- honest mistakesplural of honest mistake: A blunder committed innocently.
- honest-to-HannahEuphemistic variant of honest-to-God; true, genuine.
- honest Johnsplural of honest John: An ordinary, honest, member of the public
- keeping someone honestpresent participle and gerund of keep someone honest
- keeps someone honestthird-person singular simple present indicative of keep someone honest: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see keep, honest.
- kept someone honestsimple past and past participle of keep someone honest
- honest to PeteSynonym of honest to God (“truly, really”).
- honest as the dayThoroughly honest.
- Honest Abesplural of Honest Abe: A forthright and honest person.
- locks only keep honest people honestWhile locks may deter honest people from attempting to break in, they will do little to stop a prepared attacker
- make an honest womanTo marry (a woman), especially if there is an existing sexual relationship.
- Tukey's honest significance testSynonym of Tukey's range test: A single-step multiple-comparison procedure and statistical test that can be used to find means that are significantly different from each other.
- turn an honest pennyTo earn money by honest methods.
- God honest truthAlternative form of God’s honest truth.
Compound words 10
- honestlyIn an honest manner.
- dishonestNot honest; shoddy.
- underhonestNot entirely honest.
- honestnessQuality of being honest.
- overhonestExcessively honest; honest to a fault.
- unhonestDishonest, deceptive, misleading.
- honestleyMisspelling of honestly: In an honest manner.
- honestonesplural of honestone: A whetstone.
- honestestsuperlative form of honest: most honest
- honestiesplural of honestie: The act, quality, or condition of being honest.