All above board antonyms
a·bove board
A a adj above board
- counterfeit — Counterfeit money, goods, or documents are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to deceive people.
- unreal — not real or actual.
- deceptive — If something is deceptive, it encourages you to believe something which is not true.
- dishonest — not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief: a dishonest person.
- insincere — not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling; hypocritical.
- deceitful — If you say that someone is deceitful, you mean that they behave in a dishonest way by making other people believe something that is not true.
- biased — If someone is biased, they prefer one group of people to another, and behave unfairly as a result. You can also say that a process or system is biased.
- unfair — not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics: an unfair law; an unfair wage policy.
- unjust — not just; lacking in justice or fairness: unjust criticism; an unjust ruler.
- unsuitable — not suitable; inappropriate; unfitting; unbecoming.
- untrustworthy — deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.
- unreliable — not reliable; not to be relied or depended on.
- irresponsible — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
- fraudulent — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- lying — the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: the lie of the patio, facing the water. Synonyms: place, location, site.
- misleading — deceptive; tending to mislead.
- untruthful — not truthful; wanting in veracity; diverging from or contrary to the truth; not corresponding with fact or reality.
- false — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- devious — If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way.
- partial — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
- prejudiced — an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
- unreasonable — not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational: an unreasonable person.
- corrupt — Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
- treacherous — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.