as in outspoken
free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions
some hurt feelings could have been spared if he'd been more up-front about whom he was inviting to the party
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Recent Examples of up-front
The future-income increases alone greatly exceed the up-front cost of rebuilding, the authors argue.
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Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
An initial 20% up-front grant would be provided to small productions with the final 20% provided upon completion of the project.
—City News Service, Daily News, 28 Jan. 2026
But even in places where homeownership costs less on average per month, buying a home is a major up-front expense that not everyone can afford.
—Catherine Odom
january 22, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Trump himself has said his plan would require billions of dollars in investment up-front from the oil companies.
—Jason Abbruzzese, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for up-front
Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
An initial 20% up-front grant would be provided to small productions with the final 20% provided upon completion of the project.
—City News Service, Daily News, 28 Jan. 2026
But even in places where homeownership costs less on average per month, buying a home is a major up-front expense that not everyone can afford.
—Catherine Odom
january 22, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Trump himself has said his plan would require billions of dollars in investment up-front from the oil companies.
—Jason Abbruzzese, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for up-front
Recent Examples of Synonyms for up-front
Adjective
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Arratia in particular worships at the altar of De la Iglesia whose highly political, outspoken but structured political melodramas, made from the ‘60s to the ‘80s, underscored how Spain’s establishment exploited it young proles, pushed into crime for a lack of real economic alternatives.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
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Always entertaining and joking with those around him, the outspoken American has taken on a showman personality at the Games.—
Tales Azzoni,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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More intriguing are the honest and intentional stories about how regular people move through landscapes defined by entropy and division but also community.—
Jake Pitre,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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August 23 – September 22 Being honest doesn’t mean being unkind.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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As funny as these moments can be, Grace gets candid about the downside of virality after being a working actor for nearly 15 years.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Mar. 2026
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Now Republicans want to turn years of candid on-camera musings against him.—
Jonathan J. Cooper,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The conference will host powerhouse men's basketball programs such as Gonzaga, San Diego State, Utah State and Colorado State, and Johnson has been frank about the challenges the Bobcats will face.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
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But Sista was the incubator for Missy’s frank, explicit approach to sexuality, and for her style of songwriting and production, informed by the moods of the 90s Black girl group—a mysterious sensuality that paired sublimely with the cool of an around-the-way homegirl.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Also, the device parts are affordable and straightforward.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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The treatments are straightforward—body scrubs, massages, facials in any combination.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Billy Idol has been more than forthcoming over the years about his various drug addictions during the peak of his career, so much so that his new documentary is called, quite suitably, Billy Idol Should Be Dead.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Goncalveses’ forthcoming nonprofit has a mission of raising funds to support and empower crime victims, including by privately covering costs of advanced DNA work to prosecute their cases, Steve Goncalves, Kaylee’s father, told the Statesman.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The actress would ultimately sign on to play the forthright broadcaster Veronica Corningstone opposite Will Ferrell's titular Burgundy.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
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And his team discouraged the participation of any Democratic candidate not named Biden, while being far from forthright about his striking decline.—
Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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