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plainspoken

ADJECTIVE

frank

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blunt candid forthright guileless honest matter-of-fact naive outspoken straightforward

WEAK

aboveboard apparent artless bare-faced bold brazen call a spade a spade direct downright easy familiar flat-out free from the hip heart-to-heart ingenuous lay it on the line like it is man-to-man natural open outright plain plain-spoken real saying what one thinks scrupulous sincere straight straight-out transparent truthful unconcealed undisguised uninhibited unreserved unrestricted up front upright

Antonyms

STRONGEST

artful deceitful devious dishonest lying tactful tricky untruthful

Example Sentences

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Mr. Orhan offsets the novel’s magical realism with plainspoken prose that muffles Dilara’s increasingly volatile desires.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

On paper, he’s the kind of figure they imagine can bridge the divide: a plainspoken Mainer.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2025

A plainspoken champion of the outer boroughs, Adams pitched himself as a true moderate, one who had served the city as an officer of the law.

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2024

His plainspoken and small-town Midwestern sensibility could appeal to independent and conservative voters.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2024

Our friendship was built on a plainspoken candor that I think we both enjoyed.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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