Synonyms of out-front

out-front

adjective

ˌau̇t-ˈfrənt 

as in outspoken

free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions

he's always been out-front about his sexuality

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outspoken
• honest
• candid
• frank
• vocal
• forthcoming
• direct
• straightforward
• forthright
• up-front
• straight
• open
• unreserved
• plain
• blunt
• unguarded
• plainspoken
• earnest
• openhearted
• free-spoken
• outgoing
• unaffected
• real
• uninhibited
• sincere
• foursquare
• freehearted
• naive
• guileless
• ingenuous
• vociferous
• artless
• unrestrained
• unpretentious
• unpretending
• gruff
• bluff
• undesigning
• brusque
• abrupt
• rude
• innocent
• curt
• natural
• crusty
• unsubtle
• ungracious
• tactless
• inconsiderate
• sharp
• impolite
• thoughtless
• unmannerly
• impertinent
• uncivil
• undiplomatic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restrained
• inhibited
• quiet
• reserved
• reticent
• laconic
• dissembling
• ambiguous
• taciturn
• evasive
• unforthcoming
• uncommunicative
• diplomatic
• uncandid
• tactful
• civil
• equivocal
• circuitous
• politic
• polite
• courteous
• tight-lipped
• close-mouthed
• considerate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of out-front

The media blackout, combined with Son’s less-than-out-front performances thus far, has made for a somewhat quiet World Cup, Korea-wise. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 24 June 2026

This was a much more fun, charismatic, out-front character. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026

There is no rational or just universe in which a person of power — a person who is the out-front face of a public institution that receives hundreds of million dollars in funding from Louisiana taxpayers — gets to act like that at their job. — Will Leitch, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025

Some leaders prefer to be out-front while others like staying behind the scenes. — Anne Sugar, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025