Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aboveboard

/əbˈʌvbˌɔɹd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: above-board
IPA: /əbˈʌvbˌɔɹd/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of above-board.

Example Sentences

"Facebook, for its part, maintains that the data-collection activity its Research app undertook was aboveboard and not at all duplicitous."

Synonyms

straightforward honestly

Questions

How do you pronounce aboveboard?: The recorded pronunciation is /əbˈʌvbˌɔɹd/.
What does aboveboard mean?: Alternative form of above-board.

How to pronounce aboveboard

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