Thesaurus / laid on the line
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synonyms for laid on the line
- genuine
- sincere
- unequivocal
- candid
- truthful
- forthright
- aboveboard
- barefaced
- direct
- frank
- guileless
- honorable
- just
- level
- mellow
- open
- outspoken
- plain
- straight
- unconcealed
- unvarnished
- up front
- upright
- upstanding
- veracious
- like it is
- plain-dealing
- pretenseless
- right-on
- square-shooting
- straight-arrow
- undisguised
- undissembled
- undissembling
- candidly
- directly
- freely
- level
- on the level
- openly
- plainly
- straight
- bluntly
- dead level
- dead on
- forthrightly
- from the hip
- in truth
- on the line
- straightforwardly
- without reserve
- threaten
- imperil
- peril
- risk
- stake
- hazard
- chance
- gamble
- subject to
- tempt fate
- be careless
- chance it
- lay on the line
- put at risk
- put in danger
- put in jeopardy
- urge
- offer
- nominate
- request
- introduce
- come up with
- submit
- recommend
- ask
- contend
- advance
- counsel
- invite
- affirm
- pose
- prefer
- broach
- assert
- tender
- state
- proposition
- propound
- solicit
- proffer
- press
- advise
- volunteer
- adduce
- name
- hold out
- put up
- kibitz
- hit on
- lay before
- lay on the line
- make a motion
- make a pitch
- move for
- propone
- put forward
- put to
- set forth
- spitball
- speak one's piece
- disclose
- reveal
- describe
- detail
- present
- recite
- picture
- express
- rehearse
- sling
- spill
- particularize
- itemize
- recount
- divulge
- verbalize
- track
- state
- depict
- impart
- report
- chronicle
- tell
- narrate
- run down
- run through
- shoot the breeze
- spill the beans
- retell
- break a story
- clue one in
- give the word
- lay it on the line
- set forth
- spin a yarn
- get off one's chest
- let one's hair down
- proffer
- broach
- prefer
- adduce
- press
- proposition
- tender
- contend
- suggest
- submit
- state
- solicit
- recommend
- advise
- urge
- invite
- offer
- pose
- introduce
- assert
- ask
- volunteer
- advance
- counsel
- name
- affirm
- nominate
- request
- come up with
- hold out
- put up
- set forth
- kibitz
- hit on
- lay before
- lay on the line
- make a motion
- make a pitch
- move for
- propone
- put forward
- put to
- spitball
- speak one's piece
- threaten
- expose
- imperil
- menace
- hazard
- chance
- peril
- risk
- venture
- be careless
- chance it
- lay on the line
- lay open
- leave defenseless
- leave in the middle
- make liable
- put at risk
- put in danger
- put on the spot
- subject to loss
- play into one's hands
- stick one's neck out
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- involved
- hard
- difficult
- devious
- tricky
- indirect
- complicated
- deceitful
- untruthful
- lying
- insincere
- dishonest
- repulse
- oppose
- answer
- discourage
- disbelieve
- refuse
- condemn
- deny
- reject
- take back
- retreat
- reply
- ignore
- dissuade
- answer
- withdraw
- discourage
- tell
- ignore
- reply
- deny
- withhold
- take back
- refuse
- disapprove
- dissuade
- retreat
- reject
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
WORDS RELATED TO LAID ON THE LINE
- 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
- truthful
- unconcealed
- undisguised
- undissembled
- undissembling
- unequivocal
- unvarnished
- up front
- upright
- upstanding
- veracious
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.