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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
They were granted anonymity for their candor.
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Antonio Morales, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
His Golden Globes coverage promises the same quick-fire candor and viral energy, set against the glitz of the red carpet.
—Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
Experts have noted that William's candor marks a shift from the past, when senior royals typically kept private family matters out of public discourse.
—Ashley Hume , Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
Further, attorneys have an ethical duty of candor to the court under the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
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Antonio Morales, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
His Golden Globes coverage promises the same quick-fire candor and viral energy, set against the glitz of the red carpet.
—Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
Experts have noted that William's candor marks a shift from the past, when senior royals typically kept private family matters out of public discourse.
—Ashley Hume , Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
Further, attorneys have an ethical duty of candor to the court under the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candor
Noun
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Once Venus, Mercury and the sun finally move into Aquarius, the trajectory of our love lives will shift gears entirely, as this Air sign encourages honesty, friendship and independence.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Our guide gives you the best strategies to handle lying and deception at every stage and smart ways to teach your child the value of honesty.—
Sarah Vanbuskirk,
Parents,
10 Jan. 2026
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His was an innings of belligerent brilliance.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Of course, the Longhorns derived some of their success from Manning’s individual brilliance.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Know that conversations deserve deep sincerity.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2026
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Part of what comes to me, Roxana, is my sincerity and my earnestness.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Motorola built the camera system around Sony’s LYTIA sensor to improve brightness and color accuracy.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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Those on a budget can find simple lanterns with multiple brightness levels at low price points.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt brushed off those comments as an example of the president’s frankness.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
8 Dec. 2025
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Their frankness and loyalty are also notable when the call is in.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
23 Nov. 2025
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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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In keeping with a pleasing streak of industry satire here—Michael Haneke and Netflix get hilarious shout-outs—Fanning has a bracing directness that cuts through all the dramaturgical throat-clearing.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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Pace was central to everything good about Forest, who were set up to hit opposition with explosive speed and directness on the counter-attack through players such as Anthony Elanga and Callum Hudson-Odoi.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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To assess the roots, carefully remove the plant from its pot and examine them for firmness, lightness, and suppleness.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
8 Jan. 2026
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But with Rawayana, depth is always masked by lightness.—
Leonor C. Suárez,
Rolling Stone,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Candor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candor. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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