| 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: | bluff |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abrupt |
Synonyms: |
barefaced, bearish, blunt, blustering, breviloquent, brief, brusque, candid, crusty, curt, direct, downright, forthright, frank, gruff, hearty, honest, laconic, no-nonsense, open, outspoken, plain-spoken, rough, rude, short, short-spoken, sincere, snippety, snippy, straightforward, tactless, tart, terse, unceremonious |
| Main Entry: | blunt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | straightforward |
Synonyms: |
abrupt, bluff, brief, brusque, candid, crusty, curt, discourteous, explicit, forthright, frank, gruff, impolite, matter-of-fact, outspoken, plain-spoken, rude, short, snappy, snippy, tactless, trenchant, unceremonious, uncivil, unpolished |
Antonyms: |
polite, subtle, tactful |
| Main Entry: | direct |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honest |
Synonyms: |
absolute, bald, blunt, candid, categorical, downright, explicit, express, forthright, frank, matter-of-fact, open, outspoken, person-to-person, plain, plainspoken, point-blank, sincere, straight, straight from the shoulder, straightforward, talk turkey, unambiguous, unconcealed, undisguised, unequivocal, unreserved |
Antonyms: |
devious, dishonest, indirect, wily |
| Main Entry: | down-to-earth |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reasonable, practical |
Synonyms: |
common, commonsense, easy, hard, hardboiled, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, mundane, no-nonsense, plainspoken, pragmatic, rational, realistic, sane, sensible, sober, unfantastic, unidealistic, unsentimental |
Antonyms: |
excitable, excited, impractical, unreasonable, unsensible |
| 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: | openhearted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frank |
Synonyms: |
aboveboard, bare-faced, blunt, candid, direct, downright, forthright, from the hip, honest, lay it on the line, like it is, matter-of-fact, open, plain, plainspoken, saying what one thinks, sincere, straight, straightforward, truthful, up front |
| Main Entry: | outspoken |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | explicit, unreserved |
Synonyms: |
abrupt, artless, blunt, calling spade a spade, candid, direct, forthright, frank, free, laying it on the line, open, plain, plain-spoken, point-blank, round, square, straightforward, strident, talking turkey, unceremonious, unequivocal, unreticent, up front, vocal |
Antonyms: |
cautious, diplomatic, introverted, reserved, retiring, shy, tactful |
| Main Entry: | transparent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obvious, understandable |
Synonyms: |
apparent, articulate, artless, candid, clear-cut, direct, distinct, distinguishable, easily seen, easy, evident, explicit, forthright, frank, guileless, honest, ingenuous, manifest, open, patent, perspicuous, plain, plain-spoken, recognizable, self-explanatory, sincere, straight, straightforward, unambiguous, undisguised, unequivocal, unmistakable, unsophisticated, visible |
| Notes: | translucent means light passes through but without clarity; transparent means light passes through with clarity |
Antonyms: |
cloudy, questionable, unclear, unintelligible, vague |