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Synonyms for plain-spoken

  • adjective

Most common

frank candid outspoken forthright straight-from-the-shoulder plain-speaking point-blank

All synonyms

Adjective

forthright, frank, blunt, outspoken, candid, plain-speaking, free-spoken, open, bluff, straight-from-the-shoulder, unreserved, point-blank

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Speaking in a forthright manner.

    He was a plainspoken fellow with plenty of amazing stories to tell.

Related words

Other spellings
plainspoken

Example sentences

  • frank Americans are frank enough to say what they think.
  • candid You have to be up-front and candid at interviews.
  • outspoken For a Japanese woman, Miyu is unusually outspoken.
  • forthright Tom was incredibly forthright and honest.

By length

4 letters
open2
5 letters
frank1, blunt1, bluff1
6 letters
candid2
9 letters
outspoken3
10 letters
forthright2, unreserved

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (open2 = 2 syllables).