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straight talk

NOUN
talk
Synonyms
STRONGEST
argument conference consultation conversation deliberation dialogue interview meeting negotiation seminar symposium visit
STRONG
colloquy conclave confabulation earful encounter huddle palaver parlance parley spiel ventilation
WEAK
eyeball-to-eyeball interlocution
Antonyms
WEAK
listening silence

Example Sentences

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After a question about plans should his successor, Kevin Warsh, not be confirmed by then, Powell offered some straight talk, including about the Department of Justice probe of him.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Americans have relied on Buffett’s straight talk for decades to make sense of all manner of financial developments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

So, the two arrived at a final compromise: A combination of both that had plenty of romance for Sally and all of Harry’s no-frills straight talk.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2025

Poilievre told the Montreal Gazette in June that he is a fan of "straight talk".

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025

She has been telling me since I was six years old that I need to sit up straight, talk more, make friends, do something with my hair.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon

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