Entry Word: frank

Function: adjective

Meaning: free in expressing oneʼs true feelings and opinions <our ballet teacher is very frank about telling her students whether she thinks they have the talent for a career in dance>

Synonyms candid, direct, forthright, foursquare, free-spoken, honest, open, openhearted, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, straight, straightforward, unguarded, unreserved

Related Words artless, earnest, sincere; outgoing, uninhibited, unrestrained; vocal, vociferous; abrupt, bluff, blunt, brusque, curt, gruff, sharp; impolite, inconsiderate, rude, tactless, undiplomatic, unsubtle

Near Antonyms inhibited, reserved, restrained; close-mouthed, reticent, tight-lipped; ambiguous, circuitous, equivocal, evasive; diplomatic, politic, tactful; civil, considerate, courteous, polite

Antonyms dissembling