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candor

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of candor

1 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 of candor

bluntness, candidness, directness, forthrightness, frankness, honesty, openheartedness, openness, outspokenness, plainness, plainspokenness, plumpness, straightforwardness, unguardedness, unreserve, unreservedness
Words Related to candor

earnestness, sincerity, sobriety

artlessness, genuineness, naïveté (also naivete), simplicity, unsophistication

communicativeness, freedom, license (or licence), uninhibitedness, unrestrainedness, unrestraint
Near Antonyms of candor

circuitousness, evasiveness, secretiveness

inhibition, reserve, restraint, reticence, shyness

diplomacy, tact
Antonyms of candor

dissembling, dissimulation, indirection

2 the quality or state of having or giving off light

  • the desert sun shone down on the intrepid travelers with fiery candor
Synonyms of candor

brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, dazzle, effulgence, illumination, lambency, lightness, luminance, luminosity, luminousness, luster (or lustre), lustrousness, radiance, refulgence, splendor
Words Related to candor

blaze, flare, flash, flicker, light

fluorescence, incandescence, luminescence

burnish, gloss, polish, sheen, shine, shininess

fire, flame, glare, glow

flash, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, scintillation, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle
Near Antonyms of candor

dimness, gloominess, somberness

cloudiness, haziness, murkiness, obscureness, obscurity

colorlessness, grayness, lackluster, paleness, shadiness, shadowiness
Antonyms of candor

blackness, dark, darkness, dullness (also dulness), duskiness

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