| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental outlook |
| Synonyms: | air, angle, approach, belief, bent, bias, character, demeanor, disposition, frame of mind, headset, inclination, leaning, like it is, mental state, mindset, mindtrip, mood, notion, opinion, perspective, philosophy, point of view, position, posture, predilection, prejudice, proclivity, reaction, routine, say so, sensibility, sentiment, set, slant, stance, stand, standing, standpoint, temper, temperament, twist, view, where one is at |
| Notes: | aptitude and attitude derive from Latin aptitudo 'fitness,' the first through French, the second through a French borrowing of Italian attitudine |
| Main Entry: | fact |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | verifiable truth; reality |
| Synonyms: | actuality, appearance, authenticity, basis, bottom line, brass tacks, case, certainty, certitude, concrete happening, dope*, evidence, experience, genuineness, gospel, gospel truth, how it is, intelligence, law, like it is, matter*, naked truth, palpability, permanence, scene, scripture, solidity, stability, substantiality, verity, what's what |
| Antonyms: | fabrication, lie |
| Main Entry: | facts |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inside information |
| Synonyms: | bottom line, brass tacks, certainty, clue, cue, data, details, dope*, gospel, info, inside dope, like it is, lowdown, numbers, poop, reality, scoop*, score*, story, whole story |
| Antonyms: | lies |
| Main Entry: | forthright |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | straightforward, honest |
| Synonyms: | aboveboard, bald, blunt, call a spade a spade, candid, categorical, direct, directly, forward, frank, from the hip, like it is, no lie, open, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, real, simple, sincere, straight, undisguised, up front |
| Antonyms: | devious, dishonest, secret, untruthful |
| Main Entry: | frank |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | completely honest |
| Synonyms: | aboveboard, apparent, artless, bare-faced, blunt, bold, brazen, call a spade a spade, candid, direct, downright, easy, familiar, flat-out, forthright, free, from the hip, guileless, heart-to-heart, ingenuous, lay it on the line, like it is, matter-of-fact, naive, natural, open, outright, outspoken, plain, plain-spoken, real, saying what one thinks, scrupulous, sincere, straight, straightforward, transparent, truthful, unconcealed, undisguised, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestricted, up front, upright |
| Antonyms: | devious, dishonest, evasive, insincere, secretive |
| Main Entry: | honest |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | truthful, candid |
| Synonyms: | above-board, authentic, bona fide*, conscientious, decent, direct, equitable, ethical, fair, fair and square, forthright, frank, genuine, high-minded, honorable, impartial, ingenuous, just, law-abiding, lay it on the line, like it is, no lie, on the level, on the up and up, open, outright, plain, proper, real, reliable, reputable, scrupulous, sincere, straight, straightforward, true, true blue, trustworthy, trusty, undisguised, unfeigned, upfront, upright, veracious, virtuous, what you see is what you get |
| Antonyms: | deceptive, devious, dishonest, false, fraudulent, lying, misleading, treacherous, untrustworthy, untruthful |
| Main Entry: | objective |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fair, impartial |
| Synonyms: | cold, cool, detached, disinterested, dispassionate, equitable, evenhanded, impersonal, judicial, just, like it is, nondiscriminatory, nonpartisan, open-minded*, straight, strictly business, unbiased, uncolored, unemotional, uninvolved, unprejudiced, unprepossessed |
| Antonyms: | partial, prejudiced, subjective, unfair |
| Main Entry: | openhearted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frank |
| Synonyms: | aboveboard, bare-faced, blunt, candid, direct, downright, forthright, from the hip, honest, lay it on the line, like it is, matter-of-fact, open, plain, plainspoken, saying what one thinks, sincere, straight, straightforward, truthful, up front |
| Main Entry: | position |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | posture, stance |
| Synonyms: | arrangement, attitude, ballgame, bearing, carriage, circumstances, condition, deportment, disposition, form, habit, how things stack up, like it is, manner, mien, pass, plight, port, pose, predicament, situation, spot, stand, state, status, strait, the size of it |