Collocations for honesty - noun
ADJ.
absolute, complete, scrupulous, total
I always expect total honesty from my employees.
I always expect total honesty from my employees.
transparent | brutal, painful, ruthless
‘Don''t you believe me?’ ‘I don''t know, ’ she said with painful honesty.
‘Don''t you believe me?’ ‘I don''t know, ’ she said with painful honesty.
disarming | intellectual
You need ruthless intellectual honesty about your own skills, weaknesses and motives.
You need ruthless intellectual honesty about your own skills, weaknesses and motives.
VERB + HONESTY
have
She had the honesty to admit her mother was right.
She had the honesty to admit her mother was right.
lack | expect
PREP.
in ~
(= honestly) Who in honesty can blame her?
(= honestly) Who in honesty can blame her?
with ~
She answered the questions with complete honesty.
She answered the questions with complete honesty.
~ about
I appreciate your honesty about this.
I appreciate your honesty about this.
PHRASES
honesty and integrity
He has the honesty and integrity to be chairman.
He has the honesty and integrity to be chairman.
in all honesty
(= used to say sth which, though true, may seem disappointing) In all honesty, the book was not as good as I expected.
(= used to say sth which, though true, may seem disappointing) In all honesty, the book was not as good as I expected.