Tom was incredibly forthright and honest.
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Forthright
//ˈfɔːθˌɹaɪt//
Synonyms for "forthright" (87 found)
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Closest matches (18)
Strong matches (26)
duedue northexplicitforthrightlyfrankfrankheartedfreefree spokenfree-speakingfree-spokenfree-tonguedfrontgenuineheart-to-hearthonestin a beelinein linein line withingenuousmatter-of-fact
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Adverb(1 words)
Adjective(2 words)
Related words (43)
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Synonyms
2 entriesderived
3 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
4 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
25 translations across 10 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- откровен adj (straightforward; not evasive)
- прям adj (straightforward; not evasive)
- честен adj (straightforward; not evasive)
Dutch
2 entries- recht voor zijn raap adj (straightforward; not evasive)
- uitgesproken adj (straightforward; not evasive)
German
3 entries- direkt adj (straightforward; not evasive)
- geradeaus adj (straightforward; not evasive)
- unverblümt adj (frank, outspoken)
Greek
2 entries- ειλικρινής adj (straightforward; not evasive)
- μετά παρρησίας adj (straightforward; not evasive)
Italian
4 entries- diretto adj (straightforward; not evasive)
- franco adj (frank, outspoken)
- schietto adj (straightforward; not evasive)
- schietto adj (frank, outspoken)
Macedonian
2 entries- и́скрен adj (straightforward; not evasive)
- о́творен adj (straightforward; not evasive)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- frajch adj (straightforward; not evasive)
Slovak
2 entries- otvorný adj (straightforward; not evasive)
- priamy adj (straightforward; not evasive)
Spanish
2 entries- directo adj (straightforward; not evasive)
- franco adj (straightforward; not evasive)
Swedish
4 entries- rak adj (straightforward; not evasive)
- rak adj (frank, outspoken)
- rättfram adj (straightforward; not evasive)
- rättfram adj (frank, outspoken)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
So spake the son of Othrys, and forthright, / my spirit stirred with impulse from on high, / I rush to arms amid the flames and fight, / where yells the war-fiend and the warrior's cry, / mixt with the din of strife, mounts upward to the sky.
Source: tatoeba (6817124)
Tom is incredibly forthright and honest.
Source: tatoeba (8380811)
The witness was considered eminently credible thanks to her forthright answers.
Source: wiktionary
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