frank

[frangk] / fræŋk /

ADJECTIVE

completely honest

Synonyms

STRONG

blunt bold brazen direct familiar free heart-to-heart natural open plain real straight upright

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONG

abnormal ambiguous different dishonest indirect lying unclear uncommon vague

WEAK

devious evasive insincere secretive

Example Sentences

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A frank discussion on national interests will trigger tensions, and a more capable Europe will sometimes disagree with Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s very, very terrifying to be frank,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

To be totally frank, up until that point, I was thinking, “How are we gonna tell this story in a different way? Like how am I gonna be able to pull that off?”

From Los Angeles Times

His Southern background may have shaped his stories, but it’s Jurden’s hilarious and frank honesty that make “Yes Ma’am” a “hell yes, ma’am!” for 2025.

From Los Angeles Times

Well, one minister, Josh Simons, made his thoughts clear this week in frank language.

From BBC

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