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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It’s frank, intimate, poetic in its elisions and profoundly haunting in its effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Pretty and profane, funny and frank, Paul amassed a large following.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Only a frank admission of guilt and full co-operation avoided a larger fine - and a potential points penalty.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Reeves told the petrol bosses that she wanted an "open and frank conversation" with them.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

And “Frankly, he’s boring” doesn’t mean the guy is boring in a frank way.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner