Synonyms of point-blank

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adjective

as in straight-out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• straight-out
• direct
• frank
• candid
• outspoken
• forthright
• plainspoken
• straightforward
• plain
• open
• gruff
• blunt
• snappish
• insensitive
• impolite
• discourteous
• bluff
• free-spoken
• disrespectful
• brusque
• tactless
• impertinent
• abrupt
• inconsiderate
• unceremonious
• short
• foursquare
• artless
• curt
• undiplomatic
• rude
• brief
• terse
• snippy
• downright
• reticent
• rough
• laconic
• crusty
• tight-lipped
• short-spoken
• closemouthed
• sincere
• brusk
• earnest
• reserved
• honest
• vulgar
• crass
• coarse
• uncouth
• crude
• low

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diplomatic
• circuitous
• polite
• tactful
• gracious
• courteous
• smooth
• civil
• considerate
• politic
• suave
• voluble
• loquacious
• talkative
• mealymouthed
• verbose
• prolix
• polished
• gallant
• long-winded
• genteel
• cultivated
• refined
• courtly

point-blank

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adverb

as in brusquely

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brusquely
• sharply
• abruptly
• gruffly
• curtly
• bluntly
• simply
• artlessly
• sincerely
• earnestly
• rudely
• openly
• candidly
• tactlessly
• honestly
• baldly
• frankly
• unreservedly
• truthfully
• impolitely
• inconsiderately
• straight
• straightforward
• forthrightly
• bluffly
• unguardedly
• plain
• plainly
• straightforwardly
• openheartedly
• veraciously
• directly
• straightforwards
• foursquare

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• politely
• tactfully
• courteously
• diplomatically
• verbosely
• civilly
• wordily
• untruthfully
• mendaciously
• falsely
• erroneously
• deceitfully
• indirectly
• evasively
• long-windedly
• hypocritically
• insincerely
• ambiguously
• fallaciously
• equivocally
• circuitously

Examples of point-blank in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The team that had dominated teams for more than three decades looked lost with Wilson and Breanna Stewart missing point-blank shots. —Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024

McCall said the men tried to escape, but Irvin, who survived the shooting, said McCall forced them from the car and shot them point-blank. —Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel, 31 July 2024

The unknown assailant began firing off a flurry of shots at point-blank range, with what appears to be a semi-automatic rifle, at around 4 AM EST on June 23. —Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 5 July 2024

Continue reading … 'READY FOR IT' – Press secretary gives blunt answer when asked point-blank whether Biden has dementia. —Fox News, 3 July 2024