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Adjectives (8)
direct
adj. not devious
honest, aboveboard
adj. without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"
foursquare, head-on, downright, flat-footed, forthright
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 (93)
sincere
adj. open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship"
faithful
adj. steadfast in affection or allegiance; "years of faithful service"; "faithful employees"; "we do not doubt that England has a faithful patriot in the Lord Chancellor"
trustworthy, trusty
adj. worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion"
so, truthful
adj. conforming to truth; "I wouldn't have told you this if it weren't so"; "a truthful statement"
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"
dear, earnest, devout, heartfelt
adj. earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences"
frank, genuine
adj. not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"
open, frank, open-hearted
adj. ready for business; "the stores are open"
honest, straightforward, aboveboard
adj. without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"
unpretentious
adj. lacking pretension or affectation; "an unpretentious country church"; "her quiet unpretentious demeanor"
honest, honorable, honourable
adj. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"; "an honest wage"; "honest weight"
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"
direct
adj. extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"
direct
adj. direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit"
foursquare, head-on, 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"
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"
open, frank, open-hearted
adj. ready for business; "the stores are open"
upright, good, virtuous, just
adj. of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"
so, truthful
adj. conforming to truth; "I wouldn't have told you this if it weren't so"; "a truthful statement"
frank, candid
adj. openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk"
dear, earnest, devout, heartfelt
adj. earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences"
frank, genuine
adj. not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"
direct, straightforward
adj. not devious
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 (16)
frank, candid
adj. openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk"
guileless, transparent
adj. free of deceit
straight-arrow
adj. (straight)
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 (15)
artful, disingenuous
adj. not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse"
Janus-faced, two-faced, deceitful, double-faced, hypocritical, double-tongued
adj. professing feelings or virtues one does not have; "hypocritical praise"
corrupt, crooked
adj. not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
misleading, deceitful, deceptive, fraudulent
adj. intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"
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"
straightforward
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