Aboveboard — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

without concealment or deception; honest

in an honest manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmɔːɹˌɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɪɡantˌiːnz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɪɡantˌiːnz/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæmɔːɹˌɪzəm/.

Examples

their business was open and aboveboard
straightforward in all his business affairs
in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

straightforward honestly

Antonyms

dishonestly

Parts of Speech

adjective	without concealment or deception; honest “their business was open and aboveboard”
adverb	in an honest manner “in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it”

Word Forms

straightforwardness

noun

the quality of being direct and straightforward

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ehrlich

ohne Verheimlichung oder Täuschung; ehrlich

🇫🇷French

honnête

sans dissimulation ni tromperie ; honnête

🇪🇸Spanish

abiertamente

sin ocultamiento ni engaño; honesto

🇮🇹Italian

soprabordo

senza occultamento o inganno; onesto

🇳🇱Dutch

eerlijk

zonder verhulling of bedrog; eerlijk

🇵🇹Portuguese

honesto

sem ocultação ou engano; honesto

🇷🇺Russian

открытый

без сокрытия и обмана; честный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बोर्ड के ऊपर

बिना छिपाव या धोखे के; ईमानदार

🇧🇩Bengali

উপরে

গোপন বা প্রতারণা ছাড়া; সৎ

🇮🇳Tamil

மேலே பலகை

மறைத்தல் அல்லது ஏமாற்றுதல் இல்லாமல்; நேர்மையான

🇮🇳Telugu

పైన

దాచడం లేదా మోసం లేకుండా; నిజాయితీ

🇮🇳Marathi

वरती

लपून किंवा फसवणूक न करता; प्रामाणिक

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉપર

છુપાવવા અથવા છેતરપિંડી વિના; પ્રમાણિક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೇಲಿನ ಹಲಗೆ

ಮರೆಮಾಚುವಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ವಂಚನೆ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ; ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുകളിൽ

മറച്ചുവെക്കലോ വഞ്ചനയോ ഇല്ലാതെ; സത്യസന്ധൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉੱਪਰ

ਛੁਪਾਉਣ ਜਾਂ ਧੋਖੇ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ; ਇਮਾਨਦਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

بورڈ کے اوپر

چھپانے یا دھوکہ دہی کے بغیر؛ ایماندار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

光明正大

不隐瞒或欺骗；诚实的

🇯🇵Japanese

船上

隠蔽や欺瞞なしで。正直

🇰🇷Korean

배 위

은폐나 속임수 없이; 솔직한

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ở trên ván

không che giấu hoặc lừa dối; trung thực

🇹🇭Thai

เหนือกระดาน

โดยไม่ปกปิดหรือหลอกลวง ซื่อสัตย์

🇮🇩Indonesian

tulus

tanpa penyembunyian atau penipuan; jujur

🇵🇭Filipino

sa itaas ng tabla

nang walang pagtatago o panlilinlang; tapat

🇲🇾Malay

di atas papan

tanpa penyembunyian atau penipuan; jujur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فوق اللوح

دون إخفاء أو خداع؛ أمين

🇮🇷Persian

بالای تخته

بدون پنهان کاری یا فریب؛ صادقانه

🇹🇷Turkish

güverte üstü

gizlemeden veya aldatmadan; dürüst

🇮🇱Hebrew

מעל הלוח

ללא הסתרה או הטעיה; יָשָׁר

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The primary meaning of 'aboveboard' is 'without concealment or deception; honest'.

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