FORTHRIGHTNESS Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

forthrightness

noun

as in honesty

the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions I valued her forthrightness in telling me she didn't like being called "Susie"

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Recent Examples of forthrightness Alvarado has had to address that in the wake of the film’s release, and perhaps that forthrightness has aided the box office. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 22 July 2026 Your forthrightness will set the tone for future dates. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 June 2026 There’s something both startling and seductive about such forthrightness. — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026 To say we are disappointed by the lack of urgency and forthrightness from the city attorney’s office is an understatement. — City News Service, Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026 Fortune spoke with six people who have invested in Anthropic to get a sense of how this key constituency is feeling about the situation, and found that opinions were not unified despite the company’s longstanding forthrightness about its values. — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2026 Monique’s penchant for forthrightness, almost to the point of abruptness, is what makes her reintegration to the cast fascinating already. — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025 For parents, the name of the game is forthrightness. — Nona Han, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025 The elections have vindicated Move Forward’s forthrightness, confirming that citizens want a national conversation about the monarchy. — Tamara Loos, Foreign Affairs, 25 May 2023

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Noun

Consider refreshing your profile photo today, because comfort and honesty reinforce your confidence.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
Children’s television tries to address that confusion by depicting divorce with some degree of honesty and sensitivity.

— Patricia Fersch, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of honesty

Noun

This is what gives the film its experiential sincerity — the lived perspective of its Ukrainian crew leaving a nonfictional trace across every level of the fiction, something Stever handles with unusual reverence.

— Sonya Vseliubska, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
Though the familiar tropes of YA storytelling exist throughout, the series engages with the genre’s conventions earnestly and with sincerity, says Halsall.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of sincerity

Noun

The songwriting of the era became another source of inspiration, particularly its directness and simplicity.

— Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
While Arsenal’s directness from last summer’s friendlies did not stick, the Rice-Zubimendi partnership did, showing how important these warm-up matches can be.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of directness

Noun

The Venezuela native never shied away from bluntness — and profanity — in assessing players, plays, games or whatever.

— CBS News, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Their snobbery is juxtaposed with Carney’s friend and colleague Pepper’s unsettling bluntness and eyeball to eyeball stare.

— Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of bluntness

Noun

But the Windows handheld software experience on the Claw is just awful compared to the straightforwardness of SteamOS on the Steam Deck.

— Jay Peters, The Verge, 23 June 2026
On Monday morning, Starmer, whose resignation has appeared inevitable for some time, delivered the news with his customary straightforwardness.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

Definition of straightforwardness

Noun

Model Direct, Respectful Feedback In Real Time Reward healthy candor, not just individual output.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The Phillies explored trading him again, said several league sources granted anonymity for their candor, in the days leading up to Monday’s deadline.

— Matt Gelb, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of candor

Noun

Her political outspokenness and fearlessness in challenging the danger women face in flaunting their sexuality, particularly in her native Argentina, is one of her strengths, as is her ability to imagine a new world where that violence doesn’t exist.

— E.R. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 11 June 2026
His outspokenness has spurred discourse among country music's Republican-leaning audience.

— Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 2 Apr. 2026

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