Synonyms of plainspoken

plainspoken

adjective

ˈplān-ˈspō-kən 

as in outspoken

free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions

a plainspoken woman who never hesitated to speak the unvarnished truth

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plainspoken

Amid the early-spring lightness of the filmmaking, Fukada values softly plainspoken earnestness of emotion, as his repressed, recessive characters learn to listen to their own impulses in the general stillness that surrounds them. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 May 2026

The plainspoken lyrics align with a broader embrace of sincerity, privileging emotional directness over irony. — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026

As Walmart hurtles into the AI age and rebrands itself as a tech company, the legacy of the chain’s plainspoken founder is lore in this city surrounded by cattle farms and poultry houses. — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026

Her onstage persona is reminiscent of a battering ram — plainspoken, combative, and staccato. — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026