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plain-dealing

ADJECTIVE
straightforward
Synonyms
STRONGEST
candid forthright genuine sincere truthful unequivocal
WEAK
aboveboard barefaced direct frank guileless honorable just laid on the line level like it is mellow open outspoken plain pretenseless square-shooting straight straight-arrow talking turkey unconcealed undisguised undissembled undissembling unvarnished up front upright upstanding veracious
Antonyms
STRONGEST
devious dishonest insincere lying tricky untruthful
WEAK
complicated deceitful difficult hard indirect involved

Example Sentences

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John Lewis is one of Britain's stronger retail chains and has a reputation for plain dealing.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2019

Mann asked Diamond about the three founding Quaker principles, which the former chief executive did not appear to know were "honesty, integrity and plain dealing".

From The Guardian • Jul. 4, 2012

For many years they were run on Quaker principles, which emphasised social justice, integrity, simplicity, plain dealing and thrift: 'my yea is my yea and my nay is my nay.'

From The Guardian • Jun. 30, 2012

He would be the agent of a new President who had, in a few short months, injected a strong fusion of Realpolitik and plain dealing into U.S. foreign policy.

From Time Magazine Archive

As a Condottiere, Federigo was famous in this age of broken faith for his plain dealing and sincerity.

From Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots by Symonds, John Addington