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candor n.
freedom n.
inexpertness n.
innocence n.
integrity n.
sportsmanship n.

NOUN

candor

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STRONGEST

directness fairness frankness honesty outspokenness probity simplicity sincerity truthfulness

STRONG

artlessness glasnost impartiality ingenuousness openness straightforwardness unequivocalness uprightness veracity

WEAK

guilelessness naïveté

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deceit dishonesty lying unfairness

WEAK

artifice deception falsehood guile

NOUN

freedom

Synonyms

STRONG

abandon boldness brazenness candor directness disrespect ease facility familiarity forwardness frankness impertinence informality ingenuousness laxity license openness presumption readiness spontaneity unconstraint

WEAK

lack of reserve lack of restraint overfamiliarity

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STRONG

difficulty humility

WEAK

limitation reserve restraint restriction suppression

NOUN

inexpertness

Synonyms

WEAK

artlessness candidness credulousness frankness freshness greenness guilelessness gullibility ignorance ingenuousness innocuousness innoxiousness inoffensiveness lack nescience plainness purity rawness simplicity sincerity unaffectedness unawareness unfamiliarity unknowingness unsophistication unworldliness virtue

NOUN

innocence

Synonyms

STRONG

artlessness candidness credulousness frankness freshness gullibility ignorance inexperience ingenuousness lack nescience plainness purity simplicity sincerity unaffectedness unawareness unfamiliarity unknowingness virtue

WEAK

guilelessness innocuousness innoxiousness inoffensiveness unsophistication unworldliness

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STRONG

experience

WEAK

badness blame corruption evil guilt impurity knowledge sin treacherousness wildness

NOUN

integrity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

honesty principle probity purity rectitude sincerity virtue

STRONG

candor goodness honestness honorableness incorruptibility incorruption righteousness straightforwardness

Antonyms

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deceit dishonesty

WEAK

corruption disgrace dishonor incompleteness

NOUN

sportsmanship

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fairness honesty sincerity virtue

STRONG

gamesmanship goodness honor honorableness principle righteousness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dishonesty

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Deal makers gain advantage through strategies that don’t necessarily involve transparency and forthrightness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026

There has always been a sturdiness about Edgerton, a sense of solid forthrightness that is put to great use here in what may be his most fully realized performance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025

This read as forthrightness and jurors were visibly engaged throughout his testimony.

From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2024

But omnipresent forthrightness and friendliness keep things more than pleasant.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2024

Penelope straightened and returned the lady’s gaze with as much forthrightness as she could muster, given the rapid turn of events.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood

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