call a spade a spade

blunt candid categorical outspoken plainspoken sincere

aboveboard bald direct directly forward frank from the hip like it is no lie open plain real simple straight undisguised up front

tactful tricky

devious dishonest secret untruthful

blunt bold brazen direct familiar free heart-to-heart natural open plain real straight upright

aboveboard apparent artless bare-faced candid down and dirty downright easy flat-out forthright from the hip guileless ingenuous lay it on the line like it is matter-of-fact naive outright outspoken plain-spoken saying what one thinks scrupulous sincere straightforward transparent truthful unconcealed undisguised uninhibited unreserved unrestricted up front

abnormal ambiguous different dishonest indirect lying unclear uncommon vague

devious evasive insincere secretive

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

aboveboard apparent artless bare-faced bold brazen 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

artful deceitful devious dishonest lying tactful tricky untruthful

aboveboard apparent artless bare-faced blunt bold brazen 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

aboveboard apparent artless bare-faced blunt bold brazen 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

aboveboard apparent artless bare-faced blunt bold brazen 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

characterize construe decide delineate describe designate detail determine exemplify explain illustrate interpret prescribe represent specify spell out

ascertain assign denominate denote dub elucidate entitle etch expound formalize label name tag translate

lay it out nail it down

confuse hesitate hide misrepresent obscure

distort tangle twist