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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
What stands out from these examples, and from many other cases, is the candor with which everyone spoke about their health crises, their treatment and their comebacks.
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Steve Buckley, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Followers are said to resonate with her unique blend of comedy, style, and candor, as well as her openness on issues of mental health.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
With equal parts candor and positivity, the change architect helps cultivate a workplace where people feel informed, secure, and empowered to adapt.
—Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
His candor, passion, and empathy were contagious.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Steve Buckley, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Followers are said to resonate with her unique blend of comedy, style, and candor, as well as her openness on issues of mental health.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
With equal parts candor and positivity, the change architect helps cultivate a workplace where people feel informed, secure, and empowered to adapt.
—Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
His candor, passion, and empathy were contagious.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candor
Noun
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Some readers may bristle at her honesty, misread her motives, or choose to sit in judgment.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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The film presents addiction and recovery with unflinching honesty, a stark departure from Johnson’s typically inspirational brand.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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Her finely wrought Neoclassical sculptures stand as evidence of both her artistic brilliance and her refusal to be defined by the limits of her era.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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In the Black Fantastic celebrates the brilliance, imagination, and world-building of Black creators.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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When not in the heavy stage makeup that blurs the lines between Kikuo and Shunsuke, there is a slight coldness to his affect, especially compared to Yokohama’s more extroverted performance, which constantly calls into question the sincerity of his sentiments.—
Ryan Swen,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2025
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Prioritizing being liked can lead leaders to avoid difficult decisions, eroding authority and sincerity when accountability is needed.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
19 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
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Though Roan is a total force on stage, polished and magnetic while trouncing around a set made to look like an illustrated fairytale castle, the show is not without her signature frankness.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
21 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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While observing it, astronomers noticed a brief, one-time-only spike in brightness, possibly indicating a gamma-ray burst.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
22 Sep. 2025
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The truth is that subtleties of tonal range, not least brightness and contrast, can be adjusted by the corrector-in-chief.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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The researchers' findings show how recent AI models default to Western-style directness, completely missing the cultural cues that govern everyday interactions for millions of Persian speakers worldwide.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 Sep. 2025
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But what makes the Kimmel affair different, and much more chilling, than the dismissal of Colbert is the directness and obviousness of the federal government’s interference.—
Jason Bailey,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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Weighing less than many rivals, the Evija’s drivetrain balances power with relative lightness.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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The beauty of Swiped, however, is its lightness of touch, and star James understands the assignment perfectly well.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Candor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candor. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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