Collocations for honesty - noun
ADJECTIVE
absolute,
complete,
total
I always expect total honesty from my employees.
I always expect total honesty from my employees.
blunt (esp. AmE),
brutal,
raw,
unflinching
‘Don't you love me?’ ‘I don't know,’ she said with brutal honesty.
‘Don't you love me?’ ‘I don't know,’ she said with brutal honesty.
emotional,
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.
refreshing
VERB + honesty
admire,
appreciate,
value
question
Are you questioning my honesty?
question
Are you questioning my honesty?
have
She had the honesty to admit her mother was right.
She had the honesty to admit her mother was right.
expect,
require
PREPOSITION
with honesty
She answered the questions with complete honesty.
She answered the questions with complete honesty.
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,
in honesty
In all honesty, the book was not as good as I expected.
Who in honesty can blame her?
In all honesty, the book was not as good as I expected.
Who in honesty can blame her?