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above board
above board adj, adv (aboveboard when prenominal) in the open; without dishonesty, concealment, or fraudThesaurusabove boardadjective1. 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, underhandadverb1. 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.above board
above boardLegitimate, honest, and/or legal. I expected that big company to try to take advantage of us, but so far all of their dealings with us have been above board. These documents look above board to me, Tom—go ahead and process them.See also: above, boardabove board COMMON If a situation or business is above board, it is honest and legal. Anyone who wants to inspect our books can see for themselves that we are totally above board. Note: You can use above-board before nouns. If this export had been conducted in an honest and above-board fashion, they would have had no difficulty in reclaiming tax paid on the gold. Note: This expression comes from card games in which players place their bets on a board or table. Actions above the table, where other players can see them, are probably fair. See also: above, boardabove board honest; not secret. Above board was originally a gambling term, indicating fair play by players who kept their hands above the board (i.e. the table).See also: above, boardabove ˈboard honest and open; not secret: All my dealings with the company have been completely above board.If card players keep their hands above the table (the board), other players can see what they are doing.See also: above, boardAbove Board
Above BoardIn business, a slang term meaning honest. For example, an above board deal indicates a transaction with no illegal or unethical undertones.above board
Synonyms for above boardadj honestSynonyms- honest
- straight
- frank
- square
- genuine
- proper
- legitimate
- straightforward
- authentic
- open
- true
- upright
- honourable
- overt
- candid
- truthful
- forthright
- upfront
- trustworthy
- on the level
- bona fide
- kosher
- dinkum
- fair and square
- guileless
- on the up and up
- veracious
- honest to goodness
Antonyms- secret
- crooked
- sly
- secretive
- shady
- fraudulent
- dishonest
- deceptive
- clandestine
- devious
- sneaky
- furtive
- deceitful
- underhand
adv honestlySynonyms- 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
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