Entry Word: candor

Function: noun

Meaning: the free expression of oneʼs true feelings and opinions <an interview in which the members of the rock band speak with candor about their recent squabbling>

Synonyms directness, forthrightness, frankness, openheartedness, openness, plainness, straightforwardness

Related Words earnestness, sincerity, sobriety; artlessness, genuineness, naïveté (also naivete), simplicity, unsophistication; bluffness, bluntness, brusqueness; freedom, license (or licence), unrestraint

Near Antonyms inhibition, reserve, restraint; diplomacy, tact

Antonyms dissembling, pretense (or pretence)