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straightout
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frank |
| 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, honest, ingenuous, lay it on the line, like it is, man-to-man, matter-of-fact, naive, natural, open, outright, outspoken, plain, plain-spoken, plainspoken, real, saying what one thinks, scrupulous, sincere, straight, straightforward, transparent, truthful, unconcealed, undisguised, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestricted, up front, upright |
| Main Entry: | specific |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | particular, distinguishing |
| Synonyms: | bull's eye, categorical, characteristic, clean-cut, clear-cut, cut fine, dead on, definite, definitive, different, distinct, downright, drawn fine, especial, exact, explicit, express, flat out, hit nail on head, individual, limited, on target, outright, peculiar, precise, reserved, restricted, right on, set, sole, special, specialized, straight-out, unambiguous, unequivocal, unique |
| Antonyms: | general, indefinite, uncertain, vague |
| Main Entry: | thorough/thoroughgoing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absolute, utter |
| Synonyms: | arrant, complete, consummate, downright, entire, out-and-out, outright, perfect, pure, rank, sheer, straight-out, total, unmitigated, unqualified |
| Antonyms: | deficient, imperfect, inadequate |
| Main Entry: | unmitigated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absolute, pure |
| Synonyms: | arrant, austere, clear-cut, complete, consummate, damned, downright, gross, intense, oppressive, out-and-out, outright, perfect, persistent, rank, relentless, rigid, severe, sheer, simple, straight-out, thorough, thoroughgoing, unabated, unabridged, unadulterated, unalleviated, unbending, unbroken, undiluted, unmixed, unqualified, unrelieved, utter |
| Antonyms: | imperfect, mixed |
| Main Entry: | utter |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | outright, absolute |
| Synonyms: | all-fired, arrant, blasted, blessed*, blooming, complete, confounded, consummate, downright, entire, flat-out, infernal, out-and-out, perfect, pure, sheer, stark, straight-out, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unmitigated, unqualified |
| Antonyms: | incomplete, uncertain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | plainspoken |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frank |
| 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, honest, ingenuous, lay it on the line, like it is, man-to-man, matter-of-fact, naive, natural, open, outright, outspoken, plain, plain-spoken, real, saying what one thinks, scrupulous, sincere, straight, straight-out, straightforward, transparent, truthful, unconcealed, undisguised, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestricted, up front, upright |
| Main Entry: | straight-from-the-shoulder |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frank |
| 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, honest, ingenuous, lay it on the line, like it is, man-to-man, matter-of-fact, naive, natural, open, outright, outspoken, plain, plain-spoken, plainspoken, real, saying what one thinks, scrupulous, sincere, straight, straight-out, straightforward, transparent, truthful, unconcealed, undisguised, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestricted, up front, upright |
| Main Entry: | straight-shooting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frank |
| 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, honest, ingenuous, lay it on the line, like it is, man-to-man, matter-of-fact, naive, natural, open, outright, outspoken, plain, plain-spoken, plainspoken, real, saying what one thinks, scrupulous, sincere, straight, straight-out, straightforward, transparent, truthful, unconcealed, undisguised, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestricted, up front, upright |
| Main Entry: | unbounded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | utter |
| Synonyms: | absolute, all-fired, all-out, arrant, blasted, blessed*, blooming, complete, confounded, consummate, crashing, damned, dead*, downright, entire, flat*, flat-out, infernal, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plain, pure, sheer, stark, straight-out, thorough, thoroughgoing, total*, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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