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
Participants receive direct financial rewards, ranging from annual bill credits of up to $40 to up-front enrollment bonuses of $25-$100.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Instead of requiring up-front payment, the board is adding the $5.5 million to the city’s $3.5 billion pension debt.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
The senators estimate that the fund would require an up-front federal investment of $1.5 trillion, and propose that it be given 75 years to grow.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Be up-front about challenges with your customers, emphasizing your efforts to maintain affordability without compromising quality.
—Eran Mizrahi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Instead of requiring up-front payment, the board is adding the $5.5 million to the city’s $3.5 billion pension debt.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
The senators estimate that the fund would require an up-front federal investment of $1.5 trillion, and propose that it be given 75 years to grow.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Be up-front about challenges with your customers, emphasizing your efforts to maintain affordability without compromising quality.
—Eran Mizrahi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for up-front
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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
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Creatively, the book features specific talking points to spark transparent and honest conversations.—
Essence,
Essence,
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
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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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Employers who are not developing a straightforward and accessible pathway to inclusion – at the company and individual level – will remain at risk of employment tribunal losses.—
Nancy Doyle,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Pedal Bar Crawl of Old Town Scottsdale, Tripadvisor users' No. 11 experience in the U.S. of 2025, is straightforward: the sights involve bar hopping.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Quite necessary for the actor, who has been spotted both enjoying a Euro summer in Ibiza and Italy, and filming for her forthcoming film, Wuthering Heights.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
9 Aug. 2025
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Drescher’s acting career is in full force this year, as she is set to appear in the upcoming Spinal Tap II and has a starring role as Timothée Chalamet’s mom in the forthcoming A24 film Marty Supreme.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Aug. 2025
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A week on from defeat at Celtic, Howe has again reiterated his desire for Isak to stay, but was noticeably less forthright in that view.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Early in the season as the Red Sox languished in mediocrity, Bregman was forthright in his assessment of the team’s preparation.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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“Up-front.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/up-front. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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