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| Main Entry: |
up front
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | straightforward |
| Synonyms: | direct, forthright, frank, in advance, open, up-front |
| Antonyms: | coy, indirect |
| Main Entry: | natural |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | open, unaffected |
| Synonyms: | artless, being oneself, candid, childlike, credulous, direct, easy, folksy, forthright, frank, genuine, homey, ignorant, impulsive, inartificial, ingenuous, innocent, instinctive, laid-back*, naive, plain, primitive, provincial, real, rustic, simple, simplehearted, sincere, spontaneous, straightforward, trusting, unassumed, uncontrived, undesigning, unembarrassed, unfeigned, unforced, unlabored, unpolished, unpretentious, unschooled, unsophisticated, unstudied, unworldly, up-front |
| Antonyms: | affected, artificial, pretended, unnatural |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | open |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honest, objective |
| Synonyms: | artless, candid, disinterested, fair, frank, free, guileless, impartial, ingenuous, innocent, lay it on the line, mellow, natural, objective, on the level, open-and-shut, openhearted, plain, receptive, sincere, straightforward, talking turkey, transparent, unbiased, uncommitted, unconcealed, undisguised, undissembled, unprejudiced, unreserved, up-front |
| Antonyms: | deceitful, deceptive, dishonest, lying, shifty, subjective |
| Main Entry: | sincere |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | straightforward, honest |
| Synonyms: | aboveboard, actual, artless, bona fide, candid, dead-level, dear, devout, earnest, faithful, forthright, frank, genuine, guileless, heartfelt, honest to God, like it is, meant, natural, no fooling, no-nonsense, on the level, on the line, on up and up, open, outspoken, plain, pretensionless, real, regular, righteous, saintly, serious, square*, sure enough, true, true-blue, trustworthy, twenty-four carat, unaffected, undesigning, undissembled, unfeigned, unpretentious, up-front, wholehearted |
| Antonyms: | dishonest, insincere, tricky, untrustworthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | trustworthy/trusty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reliable, believable |
| Synonyms: | accurate, always there, authentic, authoritative, convincing, credible, dependable, ethical, exact, honest, honorable, kosher*, levelheaded, mature, on the level, on up and up, open, plausible, principled, realistic, responsible, righteous, rock solid, saintly, secure, sensible, solid, square, steadfast, straight, there, to be trusted, tried, tried-and-true, true, true-blue, trustable, truthful, unfailing, up-front, upright, valid, veracious |
| Antonyms: | corrupt, unbelievable, undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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