His bluntness took everyone by surprise.
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Bluntness
/ˈblʌnt.nəs/
Synonyms for "bluntness" (42 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Noun(8 words)
Strong matches (12)
Related words (21)
Related word relations
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More general
14 entriescommunication styleconfigurationconformationcontourdiscourse styleforminconsideratenessinconsiderationmanner of speakingphysical propertypropertyqualityshapethoughtlessness
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5 entriesCollocations
6 entriesbluntness in evaluationbluntness measurementbluntness of responsebluntness scaledegree of bluntnessmeasured bluntness
Inflections
1 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
All this was extraordinarily distasteful to Churchill. It was ugly, gross. Never before had he felt such repulsion when the vicar displayed his characteristic bluntness or coarseness of speech. In the present connexion […] such talk had been distressingly out of place.
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