as in outspoken
free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions
our ballet teacher is very frank about telling her students whether she thinks they have the talent for a career in dance
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as in signature
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as in weiner
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as in honesty
the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions
considering her reputation for frankness, I knew she would tell me what she really thought of my dress
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Recent Examples of frank
Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Meghan Markle’s new podcast, Confessions Of A Female Founder, is officially here, and the Duchess of Sussex opens the series with a frank conversation with her friend, Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025
Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Competitors were not allowed to dunk or pour water on the hot dogs, or separate the beef franks from their buns, with penalties levied for excess crumbs and regurgitation.
—Rishikesh Rajagopalan, CBS News, 2 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
Tuchel underlined this was a whole new era with some very frank comments on Thursday about England’s struggles at Euro 2024.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Meghan Markle’s new podcast, Confessions Of A Female Founder, is officially here, and the Duchess of Sussex opens the series with a frank conversation with her friend, Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
All-beef frank topped with yellow mustard and sauerkraut or sautéed onions in tomato paste.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Competitors were not allowed to dunk or pour water on the hot dogs, or separate the beef franks from their buns, with penalties levied for excess crumbs and regurgitation.
—Rishikesh Rajagopalan, CBS News, 2 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frank
Adjective
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The actor has long been an outspoken advocate for the LGBTQ+ community and particularly transgender women.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Beyond her pioneering achievements behind the wheel, Levitt was also an inventor, a royal driving instructor, a suffragette and an outspoken writer.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Notification letters are scheduled to be mailed on June 9, 2025.—
Tahar Rajab,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on June 9, 2025.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This was an honest error and was not intentional in any way.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2025
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But only if leaders have the appetite for that kind of honest data.—
Aparna Rae,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The pop star, 31, posted a video of an interaction between himself, his team and a group of photographers late Thursday night.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Read: Netanyahu doesn’t want the truth to come out Six hours after Bar’s document was released, Netanyahu posted a response on social media.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Sarah Jakes Roberts has long carved her own path, leading her own congregations in Los Angeles and Denver, authoring bestsellers, and inspiring a new generation with her candid, compassionate style.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
27 Apr. 2025
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ERGs by definition are a place for candid conversations, where differences are celebrated and embraced.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Labs run by state and local health departments are usually the first to conduct initial testing for bird flu, before forwarding the samples on to the CDC for confirmation.—
Paula Cohen,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2025
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But the email Young put on her Instagram page, forwarded to her by a follower and independently reviewed by Rolling Stone, suggested that this would be a fruitless exercise on Bumble.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York assessed the challenge that Donald Trump has to deal with on the economy, one of two major factors the president promised to address ahead of the 2024 election.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Apr. 2025
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After signing Terrace Marshall to a one-year, $1.2 million deal, the Eagles could address other needs in the draft.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Vancouver routed Inter Miami to advance to the Concacaf Champions Cup final.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The old bottleneck of routing everything through a zero-interest checking account is being dismantled, app by app, across the globe.—
Christian Catalini,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Frank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frank. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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