Synonyms of good faith

good faith

noun

as in sincerity

absence of any intent or attempt to be dishonest in dealing with other people

The two parties demonstrated good faith in negotiating the deal.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sincerity
• integrity
• reliability
• frankness
• credibility
• honesty
• artlessness
• guilelessness
• plainspokenness
• ingenuousness
• forthrightness
• truthfulness
• straightforwardness
• candidness
• candor
• righteousness
• trustiness
• verity
• reliableness
• scrupulousness
• scrupulosity
• veracity
• dependability
• incorruptibility
• probity
• uprightness
• honorableness
• accuracy
• rectitude
• truth
• right-mindedness
• trustworthiness
• honor
• objectivity
• authenticity
• trustability
• genuineness
• correctness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bad faith
• lying
• dishonesty
• deceit
• deception
• untruthfulness
• hypocrisy
• dupery
• mendacity
• duplicity
• deceitfulness
• insincerity
• falsity
• dissimulation
• crookedness
• cunning
• fakery
• falseness
• smoothness
• dissembling
• artifice
• double-dealing
• trickery
• mendaciousness
• treacherousness
• perfidy
• cozenage
• unscrupulousness
• indirection
• guile
• slyness
• insidiousness
• furtiveness
• slipperiness
• fraudulentness
• craftiness
• underhandedness
• oiliness
• slickness
• cunningness
• wiliness
• beguilement
• prevarication
• exaggeration
• two-facedness
• equivocation
• inaccuracy

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of good faith

Hand-waving away these changes with claims that there is no such thing as canon strikes me as careless and deceptive at best, the sort of defense someone makes not from a place of good faith, but from a place of personal gain. —Erik Kain, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024

Only if the state cannot defend on a good faith legal basis would there be an exception. —Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Oct. 2024

This range must be set in good faith, based on existing pay scales, prior wage determinations for the position, or the budget allocated for the role. —Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024

Better immigration rules would also build good faith and illustrate that politicians can pursue long-term solutions to the United States’ problems. —Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2024