plainspoken

ADJECTIVE

frank

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blunt candid forthright guileless honest matter-of-fact naive outspoken straightforward

WEAK

aboveboard apparent artless bare-faced bold brazen call a spade a spade direct downright easy familiar flat-out free from the hip heart-to-heart ingenuous lay it on the line like it is man-to-man natural open outright plain plain-spoken real saying what one thinks scrupulous sincere straight straight-out transparent truthful unconcealed undisguised uninhibited unreserved unrestricted up front upright

Antonyms

STRONGEST

artful deceitful devious dishonest lying tactful tricky untruthful

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A plainspoken veteran with a dense beard and a closet full of grimy sweatshirts, Platner fit the bill.

From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026

Mr. Orhan offsets the novel’s magical realism with plainspoken prose that muffles Dilara’s increasingly volatile desires.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

Even plainspoken terms like “nature” are suspect, in Hawken’s view: The concept only seems to exist to mark a separation between humans and the rest of the world.

From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2025

The plainspoken lifestyle mogul, who has not held back on her criticism of R.J.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2024

Our friendship was built on a plainspoken candor that I think we both enjoyed.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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