FORTHRIGHT Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

forthright

adjective

ˈfȯrth-ˌrīt

as in outspoken

free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions she sometimes was a little too forthright for her own good and ended up saying things that inadvertently offended people

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as in straightforward

going straight to the point clearly and firmly I appreciate your forthright explanation of the situation

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Recent Examples of forthright Even a manager as forthright as Sean Dyche was doing it on the touchline at Nottingham Forest. —

Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2026 If your goal is to get at the truth, or at least our closest approximation of it at the present time, the way to do that is to be scrupulous and forthright about the strengths and weaknesses of every link in your chain of argument. —

Big Think, 10 Feb. 2026 Lighton presents it all with unvarnished honesty, allowing the tension and humor to bloom in the clash between Skarsgård’s forthright Scandinavian brusqueness, and Melling’s awkward British charm. —

Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2026 In a forthright defense of the fighters under his command, the head of Ukraine’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Forces, Robert Brovdi, said last week there needed to be a threefold increase in the number of drone operators. —

Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forthright

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Fine is more supportive of Israel while Biss and Abughazaleh, an outspoken Gen Z influencer who is Palestinian American, have been more critical.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, his company’s treatment of its essential workers, and the firing of Chris Smalls, an outspoken employee in a Staten Island warehouse, triggered the creation of the first Amazon union—a milestone in the recent surge of labor activism in America.

— George Packer, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026