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openness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of openness

1 the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions

her openness was refreshing after the tiresome coyness of her friends

Synonyms of openness

bluntness, candidness, candor, directness, forthrightness, frankness, honesty, openheartedness, outspokenness, plainness, plainspokenness, plumpness, straightforwardness, unguardedness, unreserve, unreservedness

Words Related to openness

earnestness, sincerity, sobriety

artlessness, genuineness, naïveté (also naivete), simplicity, unsophistication

communicativeness, freedom, license (or licence), uninhibitedness, unrestrainedness, unrestraint

Near Antonyms of openness

circuitousness, evasiveness, secretiveness

inhibition, reserve, restraint, reticence, shyness

diplomacy, tact

Antonyms of openness

dissembling, dissimulation, indirection

2 the state of being left without shelter or protection against something harmful

doctors are concerned about the population's openness to the new strain of the flu virus

Synonyms of openness

exposure, liability, vulnerability

Words Related to openness

predisposition, susceptibility

defenselessness, helplessness, weakness

danger, jeopardy, peril, risk

Near Antonyms of openness

protection, safeguarding, sheltering, shielding

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