Synonyms of frankness

frankness

noun

as in honesty

the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions

considering her reputation for frankness, I knew she would tell me what she really thought of my dress

Synonyms & Similar Words

• honesty
• sincerity
• directness
• bluntness
• forthrightness
• candor
• candidness
• straightforwardness
• outspokenness
• openness
• plainness
• unreserve
• simplicity
• earnestness
• plumpness
• openheartedness
• naïveté
• unguardedness
• unreservedness
• plainspokenness
• sobriety
• artlessness
• freedom
• genuineness
• communicativeness
• unsophistication
• unrestraint
• license
• uninhibitedness
• unrestrainedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indirection
• dissimulation
• dissembling
• evasiveness
• secretiveness
• reticence
• restraint
• inhibition
• shyness
• reserve
• diplomacy
• tact
• circuitousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of frankness

The novel, published in 1988, foreshadowed the career to come by taking on, with disarming frankness, everything from child abuse to transracial adoption. — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Horgan, whose Catastrophe charted the ups and downs of a relationship with painful, hilarious honesty, applies the same frankness to the minor indignities of midlife. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

And the frankness underlying their oddly dorky connection also paints any potential relationship between them as tragic from the jump. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

Written with grimy, enlivening frankness — and an ability to dig into moral ambiguity — every character scrambles to get a leg up. — Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Gigot is not wrong that Druckenmiller’s frankness seems almost refreshing in a moment when so much of the writing world is stuck in denial. — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

As for the universality of her hypnotic, soulful sound and her dynamic, jazzy mezzo-soprano voice, Kidjo’s singing in five languages (Fon, French, Yorùbá, Gen-Mina and English) has forever been key to the funk, its frankness and her grace. — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

Her love for the city is palpable, imbued with her frankness, her fun, her queerness, and her history. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026

In the case of non-professionals, especially children, generosity should prevail over frankness. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026