Collocations for honest - adj.
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
scrupulously, truly
absolutely, completely, perfectly, quite, totally
less than, not entirely
I don't think you've been entirely honest with me.
scrupulously, truly
absolutely, completely, perfectly, quite, totally
less than, not entirely
I don't think you've been entirely honest with me.
refreshingly
brutally, painfully
Let's be brutally honest about this: you don't have a hope of succeeding.
brutally, painfully
Let's be brutally honest about this: you don't have a hope of succeeding.
intellectually
PREPOSITION
about
Try to be honest about how you feel.
Try to be honest about how you feel.
in
He is always scrupulously honest in his business activities.
He is always scrupulously honest in his business activities.
with
My parents were always completely honest with me.
My parents were always completely honest with me.
PHRASES
honest enough
She seems honest enough.
She seems honest enough.
to be honest (with you)
To be quite honest with you, I don't think he's the right person for the job.
To be quite honest with you, I don't think he's the right person for the job.
open and honest
She was totally open and honest about her feelings.
She was totally open and honest about her feelings.
Honest is used with these nouns:
answer, appraisal, assessment, broker, citizen, conversation, debate, dialogue, disagreement, discussion, endeavour, face, fashion, feedback, folk, living, look, man, mistake, opinion, toil, truth, work
answer, appraisal, assessment, broker, citizen, conversation, debate, dialogue, disagreement, discussion, endeavour, face, fashion, feedback, folk, living, look, man, mistake, opinion, toil, truth, work