| Main Entry: | define |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give description |
Synonyms: |
ascertain, assign, call a spade a spade, characterize, construe, decide, delineate, denominate, denote, describe, designate, detail, determine, dub, elucidate, entitle, etch, exemplify, explain, expound, formalize, illustrate, interpret, label, lay it out, nail it down, name, prescribe, represent, specify, spell out, tag, translate |
Antonyms: |
confuse, distort, tangle, twist |
| Main Entry: | forthright |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | straightforward, honest |
Synonyms: |
aboveboard, bald, blunt, call a spade a spade, candid, categorical, direct, directly, forward, frank, from the hip, like it is, no lie, open, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, real, simple, sincere, straight, undisguised, up front |
Antonyms: |
devious, dishonest, secret, untruthful |
| Main Entry: | frank |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | completely honest |
Synonyms: |
aboveboard, apparent, artless, bare-faced, blunt, bold, brazen, call a spade a spade, candid, direct, downright, easy, familiar, flat-out, forthright, free, from the hip, guileless, heart-to-heart, ingenuous, lay it on the line, like it is, matter-of-fact, naive, natural, open, outright, outspoken, plain, plain-spoken, real, saying what one thinks, scrupulous, sincere, straight, straightforward, transparent, truthful, unconcealed, undisguised, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestricted, up front, upright |
Antonyms: |
devious, dishonest, evasive, insincere, secretive |
| Main Entry: | plainspoken |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frank |
Synonyms: |
aboveboard, apparent, artless, bare-faced, blunt, bold, brazen, call a spade a spade, candid, direct, downright, easy, familiar, flat-out, forthright, free, from the hip, guileless, heart-to-heart, honest, ingenuous, lay it on the line, like it is, man-to-man, matter-of-fact, naive, natural, open, outright, outspoken, plain, plain-spoken, real, saying what one thinks, scrupulous, sincere, straight, straight-out, straightforward, transparent, truthful, unconcealed, undisguised, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestricted, up front, upright |
| Main Entry: | straight-from-the-shoulder |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frank |
Synonyms: |
aboveboard, apparent, artless, bare-faced, blunt, bold, brazen, call a spade a spade, candid, direct, downright, easy, familiar, flat-out, forthright, free, from the hip, guileless, heart-to-heart, honest, ingenuous, lay it on the line, like it is, man-to-man, matter-of-fact, naive, natural, open, outright, outspoken, plain, plain-spoken, plainspoken, real, saying what one thinks, scrupulous, sincere, straight, straight-out, straightforward, transparent, truthful, unconcealed, undisguised, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestricted, up front, upright |
| Main Entry: | straight-out |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frank |
Synonyms: |
aboveboard, apparent, artless, bare-faced, blunt, bold, brazen, call a spade a spade, candid, direct, downright, easy, familiar, flat-out, forthright, free, from the hip, guileless, heart-to-heart, honest, ingenuous, lay it on the line, like it is, man-to-man, matter-of-fact, naive, natural, open, outright, outspoken, plain, plain-spoken, plainspoken, real, saying what one thinks, scrupulous, sincere, straight, straightforward, transparent, truthful, unconcealed, undisguised, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestricted, up front, upright |
| Main Entry: | straight-shooting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frank |
Synonyms: |
aboveboard, apparent, artless, bare-faced, blunt, bold, brazen, call a spade a spade, candid, direct, downright, easy, familiar, flat-out, forthright, free, from the hip, guileless, heart-to-heart, honest, ingenuous, lay it on the line, like it is, man-to-man, matter-of-fact, naive, natural, open, outright, outspoken, plain, plain-spoken, plainspoken, real, saying what one thinks, scrupulous, sincere, straight, straight-out, straightforward, transparent, truthful, unconcealed, undisguised, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestricted, up front, upright |