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Synonyms

candid, direct, forthcoming, forthright, foursquare, frank, free-spoken, freehearted, honest, open, openhearted, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, straight, straightforward, unguarded, unreserved;

Antonyms

dissembling, uncandid, unforthcoming;

Near Antonyms

inhibited, reserved, restrained;

close-mouthed, laconic, quiet, reticent, taciturn, tight-lipped, uncommunicative;

diplomatic, politic, tactful;

civil, considerate, courteous, polite;

Related Words

artless, earnest, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, naive (or naïve), natural, real, sincere, unaffected, undesigning, unpretending, unpretentious;

outgoing, uninhibited, unrestrained;

vocal, vociferous;

abrupt, bluff, blunt, brusque (also brusk), crusty, curt, gruff, sharp;

impertinent, impolite, inconsiderate, rude, tactless, thoughtless, uncivil, undiplomatic, ungracious, unmannerly, unsubtle;