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Synonyms for point-blank

11 synonyms

adjective

Most common

frank free-spoken straight-from-the-shoulder forthright

All synonyms

Adjective

direct, straight-from-the-shoulder, blunt, outright, candid, frank, forthright, outspoken, free-spoken, plain-spoken, unreserved

Definitions

adj. 1
Very close; not touching but not more than a few metres (yards).

Example sentences

frank Americans are frank enough to say what they think.
forthright Tom was incredibly forthright and honest.

By length

5 letters: frank¹, blunt¹
6 letters: direct², candid²
8 letters: outright²
9 letters: outspoken³
10 letters: forthright², unreserved

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (direct² = 2 syllables).