as in honest
straightforward in manner
The committee tried to be fair and aboveboard in its hiring. an aboveboard and responsible proposal
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Recent Examples of aboveboard
Spending cuts should be made in an aboveboard way, however, not by tripping up Americans with bureaucratic landmines.
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Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 26 Dec. 2025
This is handy because the AI will not hold back if the therapist insists that the AI be aboveboard and blunt.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
This means that when AI gives you an answer that the AI portrays for example as fully aboveboard and hunky-dory, the reality is that the response is bound to be a lot shakier than you are being led to believe.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
There was a lot of suspicion about whether the DNA testing that had been done was really aboveboard and accurate.
—Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2023
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Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 26 Dec. 2025
This is handy because the AI will not hold back if the therapist insists that the AI be aboveboard and blunt.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
This means that when AI gives you an answer that the AI portrays for example as fully aboveboard and hunky-dory, the reality is that the response is bound to be a lot shakier than you are being led to believe.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
There was a lot of suspicion about whether the DNA testing that had been done was really aboveboard and accurate.
—Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aboveboard
Adjective
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Iran practices honest bludgeon work.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Use honest words, and let confidence take root.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Affordable yet reliable, the JBL Vibe Beam wireless earbuds are terrific for listening to your favorite tunes while commuting, hiking, exercising or at the beach.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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However, there is a reliable method for keeping crows out of your yard and letting the others live in peace.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Both the precautionary principle and the Asilomar model assume to some extent that there’s a trustworthy authority capable of making the call on how to move forward with a new technology — some institution that can weigh the risks, set the rules, and enforce them.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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After Trump won at the ballot box, prediction markets declared victory over polling as the new, trustworthy forecasters of public opinion.—
Parker Bach,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Kyoto is well connected to the rest of the country by a system of vast, convenient, and ultra-dependable bullet trains called Shinkansen that can have you in most major cities in the space of a few comfortable hours.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Apr. 2026
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The aim is a response that is coordinated, rehearsed and dependable under pressure.—
Adam Annaccone,
The Conversation,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Aboveboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aboveboard. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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