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frank
adjective as in completely honest
Weak matches
- aboveboard
- apparent
- artless
- bare-faced
- call a spade a spade
- candid
- down and dirty
- downright
- easy
- flat-out
- forthright
- from the hip
- guileless
- ingenuous
- lay it on the line
- like it is
- matter-of-fact
- naive
- outright
- outspoken
- plain-spoken
- saying what one thinks
- scrupulous
- sincere
- straightforward
- transparent
- truthful
- unconcealed
- undisguised
- uninhibited
- unreserved
- unrestricted
- up front
Example Sentences
It's understood Mandelson believes that he was truthful and frank about his association with Epstein, and told No 10 that he had not stayed in Epstein's Manhattan apartment in 2009 while Epstein was in prison.
The 31-year-old's young supporters appreciated his conservative Christian values and frank opinions.
He told ProPublica that he decided to speak because he wishes that “those who govern” would have more frank and honest conversations with the public.
As a political editor, I am supposed to be used to all the statues, vaulted ceilings, and, to be frank, posh surroundings.
In his pre-tournament news conference, Djokovic made a frank admission that he does not "enjoy" the elongated format of the Masters tournaments, which have been stretched to two weeks over recent seasons.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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