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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of good faith

But experts expressed doubt that the research would be done in good faith, given Kennedy’s history of linking autism and vaccines despite strong evidence that the two are not connected. —Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025

Gastineau’s complaint, filed in the Southern District of New York on Tuesday, contains breach of contract, breach of good faith, unfair competition and privacy and endorsement-related claims under the federal Lanham Act and the New York Civil Rights Law. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Mar. 2025

Saks Global inherited this lease issue from Neiman Marcus’ previous owners and worked in good faith to come to an agreement with the landlord, who chose to terminate our occupancy. —David Moin, WWD, 27 Feb. 2025

Safety is sometimes elusive Spoiling these newfound freedoms and good faith is a spate of kidnappings and killings of Alawites, though community leaders of different sects say HTS is not to blame. —Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Feb. 2025