4
open(honest, fair, true, straightforward, straight)
4
realistic
4
reliable(adjective, honest, fair, pure, proper)
4
true to life(expression, adjective, idiom, genuine, authentic)
4
unadulterated(good, sound, right, reasonable, true)
4
undoubted(adjective, sound, correct, right, flat)
4
wholehearted(adjective, open, warm, honest, total)
3
accurate(adjective, sound, correct, right, reasonable)
3
concrete(adjective, physical, material, actual)
3
correct(adjective, sound, right, plain, fair)
3
essential(adjective, physical, material, true, actual)
3
frank(adjective, good, open, honest, total)
3
good-faith(adjective, genuine, authentic)
3
on the level(expression, idiom, honest, fair, proper)
3
trustworthy(adjective, good, open, sound, correct)
3
veracious(adjective, good, correct, right, honest)
3
very(adjective, correct, right, honest, exact)
3
with good faith(expression, adjective, idiom, genuine, authentic)
2
above-board(honest, fair, proper, straight, decent)
2
aboveboard(open, honest, true, straightforward, straight)
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