[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

aboveboard \above"board`\, adv.
   above the board or table. hence: in open sight; without
   trick, concealment, or deception. "fair and aboveboard."
   --burke.
   1913 webster

   note: this expression is said by johnson to have been
         borrowed from gamesters, who, when they change their
         cards, put their hands under the table.
         1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

aboveboard
     adj : without concealment or deception; honest; "their business
           was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his
           business affairs" syn: straightforward
     adv : in an honest manner; "in he can't get it honestly, he is
           willing to steal it"; "was known for dealing aboveboard
           in everything" syn: honestly ant: dishonestly
see also:
straightforward honestly dishonestly 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

24 moby thesaurus words for "above-board":
   artless, candid, candidly, direct, forthright, frank, frankly,
   freely, genuine, guileless, honest, honorable, in the open,
   ingenuous, open, openly, plainly, publicly, straight,
   straightforward, straightforwardly, undeceitful, undeceiving,
   undeceptive

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

39 moby thesaurus words for "aboveboard":
   artless, authentic, before one, bona fide, face to face,
   fair and square, forthright, foursquare, genuine, good-faith,
   in broad daylight, in open court, in plain sight, in plain view,
   in public, in public view, in the marketplace, in the open,
   ingenuous, on the level, on the square, on the table,
   on the up-and-up, open, open and aboveboard, openly, overtly,
   plain dealing, publicly, scrupulous, single-hearted, square,
   square-dealing, square-shooting, straight, straight-shooting,
   unsophisticated, up-and-up, veritable

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