aboveboard
Without hidden motives
Aboveboard means open, honest, and without concealment or deception: Everything about the transaction was aboveboard.
The word suggests conduct that can withstand scrutiny—nothing hidden under the table.
It works as both adjective and adverb: an aboveboard deal, They conducted business aboveboard.
Moral soundness and consistency
- truthfulAccurate and sincere
- sincereGenuinely felt, not feigned
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
- candidHonest and direct
straightforward · genuine · transparent · frank · direct · upfront · plain-dealing · no-nonsense
Having high moral standards
- principledHaving strong moral beliefs
- righteousMorally good, justified
- virtuousMorally excellent, principled
- scrupulousThorough and principled
upstanding · incorruptible · reputable · decent · moral · conscientious · trustworthy · noble
integrity
Moral soundness and consistency
- truthfulAccurate and sincere
- sincereGenuinely felt, not feigned
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
candid · straightforward · genuine · transparent · frank · direct · upfront · plain-dealing · no-nonsense · unambiguous
honorable
Having high moral standards
- principledHaving strong moral beliefs
- righteousMorally good, justified
- virtuousMorally excellent, principled
scrupulous · upstanding · incorruptible · reputable · decent · moral · conscientious · trustworthy · noble · fair-minded
deck
Ship's flat surface
manifest · inspection · hold · waterline · bulwark · freeboard · hatch · cargo · customs · contraband
- fairnessfair play, fair shake, fair treatment, fair and square, fair share
- integrityintegrity, honesty, truthfulness, uprightness, rectitude
- legitimacylegal, validity, legitimate, lawfulness, lawful
aboveboardunderhanded
Secretly dishonest or unfair
under-the-table · shady · dishonest · deceitful · crooked