Honest and Untruthful

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Honest adjective - Being in the habit of telling the truth.

Usage example: at least the weatherman is honest and doesn't pretend to be able to predict the unpredictable

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Untruthful is an antonym for honest in topics: trustworthy, dishonest, truthful.

Nearby Words: honesty, honestly

Untruthful adjective - Telling or containing lies.

Usage example: the political action committee was slammed for spreading untruthful smears about the candidate and his wife

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Honest is an antonym for untruthful in topics: dishonest, truthful.

Nearby Words: untruth, untruthfully

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