Candor

/ˈkæn.də(ɹ)/

Synonyms for "candor" (173 found)

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Closest matches (35)

Noun(11 words)

directness frankness veracity authenticitybe honestblunt toneblurting candidness candour clarity fair-mindedness

accessibility approachability artlessness austerity baldness barenessbig mouthbluffness bluntness broadness brusqueness candidness childlikenesscommon speechcommunicativeness conversableness cricket directness effusion effusiveness

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extroversionfair playfair shakefair-mindedness

Strong matches (52)

fairnessflow of wordsflowing tonguefluencyfluent tongueflux de boucheflux de parolesflux of wordsforthrightness frankness freedom freeness garrulity garrulousness gassiness genuinenessgift of gabglibnessgood sportsmanshipgregariousness

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guilelessness gush gushiness homespun honestyhousehold wordsimpartiality ingenuousness innocence justice leanness long-windednessloose tongueloquaciousness loquacitymatter-of-factnessnaiveness naivete naivety naturalness objectivity open-mindedness

Noun(10 words)

fairness forthrightness honestyhonesty in academicslevel of activitymer jordiskmore opennaiveténakednessopen up

Related words (86)

openheartedness openness outgoingness outspokennessplain dealingplain englishplain speakingplain speechplain styleplain wordsplainness plainspokenness prolixityproper thingprosaicness prosiness restrainedness roundnessrustic styleseverity

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simpleheartedness simplemindedness simpleness simplicity sincerity single-heartedness single-mindednesssingleness of heartslush soberness sociability sparenessspate of wordssportsmanlikeness sportsmanliness sportsmanshipsquare dealstarkness straightforwardness talkativenessthe fair thingthe handsome thingthe proper thingtrustfulness truthunadorned styleunadornedness unaffectedness unconstraint unequivocalness unguardedness unimaginativeness unpoeticalness unrepression unreserve unreservedness unrestraint unrestriction unreticence unsecretiveness unsophisticatedness unsophistication unsuppression unsuspiciousness untaciturnity unwariness verbosity vernacular volubility windiness

Noun(10 words)

opennessopenness conceptplain speakingrawness squareness transparencies transparency truth undeceivingvalue honesty

Adjective(3 words)

plain truthrealistic approachuninhibited

Verb(2 words)

reveal by lawtell the truth

Determiner(1 words)

the truth

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

8 entries

communication expression honestness honesty impartiality nonpartisanship quality trait

More specific

4 entries

clarity directness forthrightness openness

Collocations

5 entries

academic candordemonstrate candordisplay candorpersonal candorpractice candor

Inflections

1 entries

candors

Derivations

2 entries

candorous candorously

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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He does not, in short, write with the candor of a man who is completely confident of his thesis.

Source: tatoeba (18861)

I'm going to speak to you with utmost candor so I want you to take everything I'm about to say at face value.

Source: tatoeba (19390)

I appreciate your candor.

Source: tatoeba (1933591)

Thank you for your candor.

Source: tatoeba (2644505)

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