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straight-out

[streyt-out] / ˈstreɪtˈaʊt /
ADJECTIVE
frank
Synonyms
WEAK
aboveboard apparent artless bare-faced blunt bold brazen call a spade a spade candid direct downright easy familiar flat-out forthright free from the hip guileless heart-to-heart honest ingenuous lay it on the line like it is man-to-man matter-of-fact naive natural open outright outspoken plain plain-spoken plainspoken real saying what one thinks scrupulous sincere straight straightforward transparent truthful unconcealed undisguised uninhibited unreserved unrestricted up front upright

Example Sentences

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Miller doesn’t ask his clients straight-out if they’re homeless.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2022

I asked them straight-out a few times, and they always responded that they didn’t want to feed my insecurities by giving a “yes or no” answer.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2021

In the town of Cicely, there are very few people that are portrayed as just straight-out bad.

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2020

The professionals, however, “are speaking out on a matter of public concern. These are straight-out retaliation cases.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2020

Usually, he ends up by discussing something far afield, an act which incites skepticism and suspicion in those anxious for a straight-out explanation.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.