Definitions

candid

[kan-did] / ˈkæn dɪd /

ADJECTIVE

honest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blunt forthright impartial outspoken sincere straightforward truthful unbiased unequivocal

WEAK

aboveboard bluff equal equitable fair frank free frontal genuine guileless ingenuous just objective open plain right up front scrupulous talking turkey telling it like it is uncolored unprejudiced unpretended up front upright

Antonyms

STRONGEST

biased devious dishonest prejudiced tactful untruthful

WEAK

artful deceitful lying tricky

Example Sentences

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CANDID: Boys played among the rubble of a steel plant in the Gaza Strip on Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2013

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