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forthrightness

NOUN
candor
Synonyms
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
Antonyms
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
Antonyms
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
STRONGEST
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

Example Sentences

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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

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

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2024

What I did like about this film and the character in regard to race relations, is that there is a forthrightness to Travis.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2024

Maurice’s energy, creativity, forcefulness and forthrightness helped him break ground creating, directing, choreographing and starring in two Broadway shows: “Uptown … It’s Hot!” in 1986 and “Hot Feet” in 2006.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2024

They enjoyed him very much for his charm and high spirits as well as for his forthrightness and openness.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman