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Adverbs (4)
with the front foremost, with the head foremost
adv. "The cars collided head-on"
directly, in direct confrontation
adv. "He dealt with the problem head-on"
Adjectives (7)
head-on
adj. characterized by direct opposition; "a head-on confrontation"
frontal
adj. meeting front to front; "a frontal attack"; "a head-on collision"
foursquare, downright, flat-footed, forthright, straightforward
adj. without evasion or compromise: "a direct approach"; "a downright kind of person"; "a flat-footed refusal"; "forthright criticism"; "a foursquare refusal to yield"; "his usual head-on fashion"; "a straightforward account of the accident"
Fuzzynyms (24)
open, forthright
adj. ready for business; "the stores are open"
honest, honorable, honourable
adj. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"; "an honest wage"; "honest weight"
honest, straightforward, aboveboard
adj. without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"
direct
adj. direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit"
reputable
adj. having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine"
artless, ingenuous
adj. characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; "an ingenuous admission of responsibility"
genuine
adj. not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"
frank, genuine
adj. not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"
guileless, transparent
adj. free of deceit
honest
adj. without dissimulation; frank; "my honest opinion"
open, frank, open-hearted
adj. ready for business; "the stores are open"
trusting
adj. inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust; "great brown eye, true and trustful"- Nordhoff & Hall
frank, candid
adj. openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk"
Synonyms (30)
belligerent, aggressive
adj. characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone"
opponent, opposing, antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical, opposed
adj. characterized by antagonism or antipathy; "slaves antagonistic to their masters"; "antipathetic factions within the party"
at loggerheads
adj. in a dispute or confrontation; "Sam and his parents were at loggerheads over the question of car privileges"
dirty
adj. expressing or revealing hostility or dislike; "dirty looks"
ill, inimical
adj. indicating hostility or enmity; "you certainly did me an ill turn"; "ill feelings"; "ill will"
unfriendly
adj. not friendly; "an unfriendly act of aggression"; "an inimical critic"
advance, in advance
adj. situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies"
ante
adj. (prefix) in front of or before: "anteroom"
foremost, frontmost
adj. preceding all others in spatial position; "the foremost compartment of the ship"
forward
adj. at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"
bluff, frank, blunt, outspoken, candid, free-spoken, plainspoken, point-blank
adj. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"
no-nonsense
adj. not tolerating irrelevancies; "the no-nonsense tones of a stern parent"
plain, unvarnished
adj. free from any effort to soften to disguise; "the plain and unvarnished truth"; "the unvarnished candor of old people and children"
Antonyms (1)
indirect
adj. extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow"
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