| Main Entry: | unconcealed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not concealed |
Synonyms: |
aboveboard, apparent, bare, evident, exposed, obvious, open, overt, plain, revealed, visible |
Antonyms: |
concealed |
| Main Entry: | barefaced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shameless; open |
Synonyms: |
apparent, arrant, audacious, blatant, blunt, bold, brash, brassy, brazen, candid, clear, flagrant, frank, glaring, immodest, impudent, insolent, manifest, naked, obvious, palpable, temerarious, transparent, unabashed, unconcealed |
Antonyms: |
careful, quiet, shamed |
| 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: | exposed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | made public |
Synonyms: |
apparent, bare, bared, brought to light, caught, clear, debunked, defined, denuded, disclosed, discovered, divulged, dug up, evident, exhibited, for show, found out, laid bare, made manifest, manifest, naked, on display, on the spot, on view, open, peeled, resolved, revealed, shown, solved, stripped, unconcealed, uncovered, unhidden, unmasked, unprotected, unsealed, unsheltered, unveiled, visible |
Antonyms: |
concealed, guarded, private, protected, secret |
| 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: | naked |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without covering |
Synonyms: |
au naturel, bald, bare, bare-skinned, bared, barren, defenseless, denuded, disrobed, divested, exposed, helpless, in birthday suit, in dishabille, in the altogether, in the buff, in the raw, leafless, natural, nude, open, peeled, raw, stark-naked, stripped, threadbare, unclad, unclothed, unconcealed, uncovered, undraped, undressed, unprotected, unveiled, vulnerable, without a stitch |
Antonyms: |
clothed |
| Main Entry: | obvious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | apparent, understandable |
Synonyms: |
accessible, barefaced, bright, clear, clear as a bell, conclusive, conspicuous, discernible, distinct, distinguishable, evident, explicit, exposed, glaring, in evidence, indisputable, lucid, manifest, noticeable, observable, open, overt, palpable, patent, perceivable, perceptible, plain, precise, prominent, pronounced, public, recognizable, self-evident, self-explanatory, standing out, straightforward, transparent, unconcealed, undeniable, undisguised, unmistakable, unsubtle, visible |
| Notes: | oblivious means lacking all memory or lacking active conscious awareness or knowledge, while obvious means easily perceived or understood |
Antonyms: |
ambiguous, indefinite, obscure, unclear, vague |
| Main Entry: | open |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clear, obvious |
Synonyms: |
apparent, avowed, barefaced, blatant, conspicuous, downright, evident, flagrant, frank, manifest, noticeable, overt, plain, unconcealed, undisguised, visible, well-known |
Antonyms: |
ambiguous, closed, deceitful, unclear, vague |
| Main Entry: | open |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honest, objective |
Synonyms: |
artless, candid, disinterested, fair, frank, free, guileless, impartial, ingenuous, innocent, lay it on the line, mellow, natural, objective, on the level, open-and-shut, openhearted, plain, receptive, sincere, straightforward, talking turkey, transparent, unbiased, uncommitted, unconcealed, undisguised, undissembled, unprejudiced, unreserved, up-front |
Antonyms: |
deceitful, deceptive, dishonest, lying, shifty, subjective |
| Main Entry: | straightforward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honest |
Synonyms: |
aboveboard, barefaced, candid, direct, forthright, frank, genuine, guileless, honorable, just, laid on the line, level, like it is, mellow*, open, outspoken, plain, plain-dealing, pretenseless, right-on, sincere, square-shooting, straight, straight-arrow, talking turkey, truthful, unconcealed, undisguised, undissembled, undissembling, unequivocal, unvarnished, up front, upright, upstanding, veracious |
Antonyms: |
deceitful, devious, dishonest |