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as in honesty
the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions
an interview in which the members of the rock band speak with candor about their recent squabbling
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as in brilliance
the quality or state of having or giving off light
the desert sun shone down on the intrepid travelers with fiery candor
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Recent Examples of candor
The tennis star's candor may help to dispel the pesky health inaccuracy that weight loss is a simple matter of exercise.
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
There was candor — brutal at times.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
With fearless candor, Carole narrates her past, including the circumstances that led her to separate from her young daughter.
—Carole Hinojosa
august 15, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
The 49ers head coach was on Sirius XM NFL radio this week and in a few moments of refreshing candor compared this year’s 49ers team to the 2017 and ’18 editions.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
There was candor — brutal at times.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
With fearless candor, Carole narrates her past, including the circumstances that led her to separate from her young daughter.
—Carole Hinojosa
august 15, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
The 49ers head coach was on Sirius XM NFL radio this week and in a few moments of refreshing candor compared this year’s 49ers team to the 2017 and ’18 editions.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candor
Noun
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Financial intimacy makes room for honesty, respect, and growth — in both your wallet and your relationships.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
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For Lopes, trust isn’t a matter of believing intellectually in the honesty or goodwill of another individual or institution.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That is more relevant to his departure than those initial flashes of brilliance.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Success is the result of serial effort, not one-time brilliance.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Chiara and Carolina arrived with such sincerity, depth, and passion for storytelling.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Pressman [has] deep knowledge and sincerity.—
Julia Hass,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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So, astronomers have come up with a compromise regarding the geometry of the sun's illumination angle on Venus' disk versus its distance from Earth to determine the time of Venus' greatest brilliancy.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Family circles will have wrapped themselves in the holy pleasures of the great occasion, and everywhere the grand old holiday will have been introduced with all the majesty and brilliancy which clings around the hallowed name of Christmas.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Meursault acquiesces but with a casually brutal frankness as to his motives, which have nothing to do with love.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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Hilarious yet heartfelt, Mom offers a refreshing frankness not often seen in today's sitcoms.—
Tanya Melendez,
EW.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Users can choose between two different brightness levels and adjust the angle of the light and the solar panel for customized preferences.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Govee has refined the software from previous models to improve the brightness and color accuracy, and the lights are more durable now.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The solution is compassionate directness—being honest while still showing care.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Anderson seemed thankful for his directness.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Just make sure that the shoe silhouette isn’t too chunky so the look retains its lightness.—
Katharina Fuchs,
Glamour,
1 Sep. 2025
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Awe dropping, obviously, suggests jaw-dropping, which some have said refers to the thinness and lightness of the iPhone 17 Air.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Candor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candor. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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