aboveboard

American  

[uh-buhv-bawrd, -bohrd] / əˈbʌvˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

adverb

1. in open sight; without tricks, concealment, or disguise.

   Their actions are open and aboveboard.

   Synonyms:

   straightforward, honest

   Antonyms:

   sneaky, underhanded, devious

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aboveboard Idioms  

1. see open and aboveboard.

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Etymology

Origin of aboveboard

1610–20; above + board; so called from the requirement of keeping the hands above the table or board in order to discourage possible cheating at cards

Example Sentences

He and his colleagues have instead designed an aboveboard playbook for reducing tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal

U.S. sanctions normally deter aboveboard oil traders, but a black market flourished.

From The Wall Street Journal

"China never interferes in other countries' internal affairs and always acts in an open and aboveboard manner," the Chinese embassy in London has previously said.

From BBC

Shy’s employment history is largely aboveboard, but he’s done things for money that by his own admission are inexcusably vile.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Gertler has said that all his investments in Congo were aboveboard.

From New York Times

Related Words

• trustworthy
• truthful