aboveboard
adj.
exposed, obvious; fair, just
aboveboard
Adjective
1. without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"
(synonym) straightforward
(similar) straight
Adverb
1. in an honest manner; "in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"; "was known for dealing aboveboard in everything"
(synonym) honestly
Aboveboard
(adv.)
Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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aboveboard
Synonyms and related words:
artless, authentic, before one, bona fide, face to face, fair and square, forthright, foursquare, genuine, good-faith, in broad daylight, in open court, in plain sight, in plain view, in public, in public view, in the marketplace, in the open, ingenuous, on the level, on the square, on the table, on the up-and-up, open, open and aboveboard, openly, overtly, plain dealing, publicly, scrupulous, single-hearted, square, square-dealing, square-shooting, straight, straight-shooting, unsophisticated, up-and-up, veritable
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