in good faith
With genuine intent
Acting with honest intentions and without intent to deceive or take unfair advantage.
Someone who negotiates in good faith genuinely seeks agreement rather than stalling or manipulating.
A good faith effort is sincere even if unsuccessful.
In legal contexts, good faith purchases or dealings carry protections that bad faith ones don't: She bought the car in good faith, unaware it was stolen.
The opposite is in bad faith—acting with hidden motives or dishonest purposes.
- sincereGenuinely felt, not feigned
- honestFree from deception
- genuineTruly what it claims
- trustworthyWorthy of confidence
- earnestSincerely intense in purpose
well-meaning · honest broker · legitimate · authentic · truthful · bona fide · word of honor · handshake · shake on it · promise · trust · mutual trust · honor · integrity · fair dealing · gentleman's agreement · transparent · aboveboard
- diplomatic languagewith all due respect, no comment, at this time, mutual understanding, regrettably
- authenticityauthentic, genuine, real, fake, counterfeit
- phrases about trusttrust fall, breach of trust, trust issues, earned trust, trust me
- trusttrust, believe, safety, reliability, belief
- accountabilityaccountability, responsibility, accountable, take responsibility, answerability
- sportsmanshipfairness, fair play, sportsmanship, respect, integrity
in good faithin bad faith
duplicitously · insincerely · disingenuously · deceitfully · dishonestly
in good faithfraudulently
Through intentional dishonesty
unscrupulously · in bad faith · unconscionably · exploitatively · corruptly
in good faithin bad faith
good, faith, goodness, goodly, faithful, faithfully, faithfulness, faithless, faithlessness