12
honest(adjective, open, straight, moral, upright)
11
candid(adjective, open, honest, fair, straight)
11
open(adjective, honest, fair, straight, moral)
10
frank(adjective, open, honest, fair, proper)
10
straightforward(adjective, open, honest, fair, straight)
9
direct(adjective, honest, fair, straight, moral)
8
sincere(adjective, open, honest, fair, proper)
6
above-board(adjective, direct, honest, fair, proper)
6
forthright(adjective, open, honest, fair, straight)
5
straight(adjective, open, honest, fair, proper)
5
truthful(adjective, open, honest, fair, proper)
4
ingenuous(adjective, open, direct, fair, proper)
4
artless
4
genuine(adjective, open, honest, fair, proper)
4
good(honest, straight, moral, upright, trustworthy)
4
in advance(expression, idiom)
4
on the level(expression, adjective, idiom, fair, proper)
4
plain(adjective, open, honest, fair, proper)
3
guileless
3
outspoken
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