above boardadjective, adverb
uk/əˌbʌv ˈbɔːd/us/əˈbʌv bɔːrd/If a plan or business agreement is above board, it is honest and not trying to deceive anyone:
The deal was completely open and above board.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Honesty, openness & sincerity
- (as) man to man idiom
- artless
- be on the level idiom
- bona fide
- bone
- candid
- in good faith idiom
- integrity
- joke
- joking apart/aside idiom
- let's face it idiom 1
- level with sb
- nail
- stainless
- straight arrow idiom
- straight up idiom
- straightforward
- the straight and narrow idiom
- transparent
- truly
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