aboveboard

Questions about aboveboard

What does aboveboard mean?

aboveboard means "without concealment or deception; honest". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in aboveboard?

aboveboard has 3 syllables: abo-veb-oard. The stress falls on "veb". In IPA it is /əˈbʌvˌbɔɹd/.

What is another word for aboveboard?

Close synonyms include straightforward, honestly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is aboveboard a common word?

aboveboard is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with aboveboard?

40 words rhyme with aboveboard. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.