warts and all

ADVERB

openly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blatantly brazenly candidly flagrantly forthrightly fully honestly plainly publicly readily simply unabashedly unashamedly willingly

WEAK

aboveboard artlessly frankly in broad daylight in full view in public in the open ingenuously naively naturally shamelessly straight under one's nose unhesitatingly unreservedly wantonly without pretense without reserve

Antonyms

STRONGEST

incompletely

WEAK

secretly shamefully

Example Sentences

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But if you don’t, well, maybe you never really loved L.A. as much as the City of Angels, warts and all, deserves.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

A "warts and all" assessment of the impact of the North Coast 500 road trip has been ordered amid concerns about overtourism.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

Having spent nearly 50 years telling America’s stories, warts and all, Ken Burns knows better than to traffic in the reassurance business.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025

Cody Recker and Jessica Perez loved their Boyle Heights rental — warts and all.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025

In connection with this question of portraying a man "warts and all," I might cite the beautiful bust of Liszt by Boehm.

From Forty Years of 'Spy' by Ward, Leslie

warts and all

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