as in outspoken
free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions
a plainspoken woman who never hesitated to speak the unvarnished truth
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Recent Examples of plainspoken
The 75-year-old writer’s novels and stories, which are marked by a distinct combination of strange happenings and plainspoken feelings, have been translated into more than 50 languages.
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Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
Just plainspoken storytelling about his regrets, mental struggles and redemption couched in acoustic guitars, affecting backbeats and the occasional banjo and gospel chorus.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Tranströmer, with his plainspoken, even stark, lyricism, seemed to me at first quite the opposite of heat.
—Tomas Tranströmer, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
The plainspoken Padilla told story after story about each tenant, each street, in equal parts English and Spanish.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2023
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Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
Just plainspoken storytelling about his regrets, mental struggles and redemption couched in acoustic guitars, affecting backbeats and the occasional banjo and gospel chorus.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Tranströmer, with his plainspoken, even stark, lyricism, seemed to me at first quite the opposite of heat.
—Tomas Tranströmer, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
The plainspoken Padilla told story after story about each tenant, each street, in equal parts English and Spanish.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plainspoken
Adjective
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Counter to her brother, Maxine is the outspoken, happy-go-lucky, popular girl who masks her loneliness and sorrow.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Democratic Party is also home to outspoken critics of Israel and much of the Jewish community, like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Bernie Sanders, and others.—
Nathan Diament,
New York Daily News,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Naturally, romantic commitments could become affected by the trajectory of your professional goals, so be honest with yourself.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The project intends to empower Californians to engage in honest discussions, according to its mission statement.—
Amelia Wu,
Sacbee.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Dolores Huerta, the 95-year-old farm labor activist who is a cofounder of the United Farm Workers, got candid with Politico about the state of agriculture amid the Trump Administration’s immigration crackdown.—
Chloe Sorvino,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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When asked about being away from home during the Aug. 12 press conference, 19-year-old Archie Wilson shared a candid response about how being far from his family has impacted him.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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For a pre-revolutionary season in 1977, liberals signed letters and staged poetry readings that criticized the government in increasingly frank terms.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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To be frank, many of the early devices on the market weren't very good—Valve’s Steam Deck kicked off a wave of PC manufacturers looking to compete with the Nintendo Switch, but many of the offerings were rushed, buggy, or just not a great way to play games.—
Brad Bourque,
Wired News,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Plainspoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plainspoken. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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