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without pretense

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 warts and all without reserve

Antonyms

STRONGEST

incompletely

WEAK

secretly shamefully

Example Sentences

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That must be validating for people watching the show with their teenagers, especially since scenes show them behaving as their natural selves without pretense or app filters.

From Salon • May 21, 2025

The frustration has led to a Sounders 2024 season without pretense.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

People utterly without pretense, just trying to have a good time, and over them all as a sort of governor of kindness Martin Vanderhof, father and grandfather.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2023

We also have two California wines following a refreshing trend I highlighted recently with Mary Taylor Wines and Obvious Wines — showing their wines’ origin and character at an affordable price without pretense or ego.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2022

He offered me a seat and without pretense asked if I wanted to see the questions he planned to ask me.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

without pretense

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