English / proverb
honesty is the best policy
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Integrity and truthfulness consistently produce the most enduring and honorable victory.
In context
01
He admitted his shoe grazed the boundary line even though nobody noticed, proving that honesty is the best policy.
02
The whistleblowing researcher lost her job initially, but honesty is the best policy paid off when her findings reformed an entire industry.
Synonyms
truthfulness prevails,integrity above all,uprightness
Antonyms
deceit pays off,dishonesty,underhandedness
Collocations
firmly believe honesty is the best policy,demonstrate that honesty is the best policy,prove honesty is the best policy